BioLife Solutions

BLFS • NASDAQ

BioLife Solutions is a medical - instruments & supplies company in the healthcare sector on NASDAQ, led by Michael Rice, with a market cap of $1.2B. As of Q3 2025, 100% of shares are held by 189 institutional investors, with Casdin Capital, LLC as the largest holder at 14.0%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerMichael Rice

Market Cap$1.2B

Medical - Instruments & Supplies

Healthcare

Employees414.0

Websitebiolifesolutions.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in BLFS as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $1.2B

All Institutions

Institutions: 189
Value Held: $1.2B
Shares Held: 48.1M
Avg Position: $6.5M
Median Position: $562.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 22
Value Held: $204.4M
Shares Held: 8.0M
Avg Position: $9.3M
Median Position: $884.9K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

83.7%

$1.0B

Hedge Funds

16.72%

$204.4M

Retail & Other

Based on market cap of $1.2B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in BLFS as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Casdin Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	Eli D Casdin Managing Partner	$171.1M 14.81% of portfolio	14.00% 6.7M shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m	$1.2B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$142.9M 0.00% of portfolio	11.69% 5.6M shares	Q1 2017 Held for 8y 8m	$5.67T
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	John Edward Robison President	$103.7M 0.06% of portfolio	8.49% 4.1M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$161.58B
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$91.8M 0.01% of portfolio	7.51% 3.6M shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$633.08B
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$75.7M 0.00% of portfolio	6.19% 3.0M shares	Q1 2015 Held for 10y 8m	$6.69T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$37.2M 0.00% of portfolio	3.04% 1.5M shares	Q4 2018 Held for 6y 11m	$2.88T
F FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Daniel Cayley Chung CEO	$28.3M 0.11% of portfolio	2.31% 1.1M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$25.8B
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Long Only Manager	Edward Murray Maloney CEO	$28.0M 0.01% of portfolio	2.29% 1.1M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$322.72B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$25.9M 0.00% of portfolio	2.12% 1.0M shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$1.92T
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Long Only Manager	Gregory James Fleming CEO	$25.8M 0.05% of portfolio	2.11% 1.0M shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$49.6B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for BLFS in Q3 2025

Traded: −$40.2M
Buyers: 95
Sellers: 90
Total Bought: +$69.1M
Total Sold: −$109.3M
Avg Position: $5.6M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	+$25.8M +1.0M shares	$25.9M 1.0M shares
S Summit Creek Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	+$4.9M +192.3K shares	$4.9M 192.3K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	+$4.3M +169.8K shares	$7.3M 285.5K shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	+$3.3M +127.9K shares	$23.4M 919.2K shares
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$2.9M +113.0K shares	$2.9M 113.0K shares
DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT CO /NY Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$2.5M +97.5K shares	$2.8M 111.2K shares
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Long Only Manager	+$2.0M +77.1K shares	$15.5M 608.8K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$1.8M +70.2K shares	$75.7M 3.0M shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$1.6M +62.9K shares	$142.9M 5.6M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$1.5M +59.0K shares	$4.6M 181.7K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Casdin Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	−$25.5M −1.0M shares	$171.1M 6.7M shares
CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC Long Only Manager	−$15.5M −607.6K shares	$2.5M 96.6K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$7.2M −281.8K shares	$3.5M 138.5K shares
GRANAHAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MA Long Only Manager	−$6.4M −251.1K shares	$10.0M 392.1K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	−$5.8M −228.1K shares	$12.3M 480.4K shares
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	−$5.7M −222.8K shares	$12.7M 497.3K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$4.9M −193.5K shares	$12.2M 478.3K shares
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	−$4.6M −179.9K shares	$103.7M 4.1M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$4.4M −171.5K shares	$23.2M 908.9K shares
F FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$3.5M −139.1K shares	$28.3M 1.1M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited BLFS in Q3 2025

New Positions: 13
New Value: $7.1M
Exited Positions: 29
Exited Value: $7.0M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
S Summit Creek Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	$4.9M 192.3K shares
Engineers Gate Manager LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.1M 43.3K shares
CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$397.4K 15.6K shares
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$316.0K 12.4K shares
F FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Quant	$242.4K 9.5K shares
Point72 Ltd RIA/Wealth	$33.8K 1.3K shares
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	$23.9K 908.0 shares
Point72 Europe LLP Digital Asset Manager	$22.5K 882.0 shares
S Salomon & Ludwin, LLC Institution	$9.4K 355.0 shares
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$4.0K 158.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.0M 46.5K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$786.9K 36.5K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	$746.0K 34.6K shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	$576.5K 26.8K shares
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. Fund of Funds	$526.4K 24.4K shares
OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. RIA/Wealth	$390.7K 18.1K shares
V Virtu Financial LLC Institution	$372.6K 17.3K shares
S SHERBROOKE PARK ADVISERS LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$356.0K 16.5K shares
P Petrus Trust Company, LTA Institution	$355.6K 16.5K shares
ARP AMERICAS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$330.9K 15.4K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in BLFS as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 1
Call Value: $321.4K
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$321.4K 126.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with BLFS as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Casdin Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	Eli D Casdin Managing Partner	14.81% $171.1M	14.00% 6.7M shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m	$1.2B
G Gagnon Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Neil Joseph Gagnon CEO	4.32% $7.0M	0.57% 274.2K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$162.0M
GAGNON SECURITIES LLC RIA/Wealth	Neil Joseph Gagnon CEO	2.77% $13.7M	1.12% 535.8K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$493.8M
S Summit Creek Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	Adam Nathan Benson Managing Partner	0.71% $4.9M	0.40% 192.3K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$686.1M
PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/NJ Long Only Manager	Alison Anne Berman CEO	0.71% $23.2M	1.90% 908.4K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$3.3B
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. Long Only Manager	Andrew Ferguson Hill President	0.52% $7.4M	0.61% 289.9K shares	Q4 2018 Held for 6y 11m	$1.4B
Meros Investment Management, LP Long Only Manager	Kenneth Scott Canon CEO	0.51% $1.2M	0.10% 46.6K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$234.2M
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Kris Hunter Jamison CEO	0.51% $5.0M	0.41% 194.8K shares	Q2 2022 Held for 3y 5m	$983.7M
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC Long Only Manager	Thomas Leigh Press CEO	0.50% $6.7M	0.55% 264.0K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$1.4B
B Bard Financial Services, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Kenneth Steven Spitzbard President	0.43% $3.9M	0.32% 153.5K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$904.5M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in BLFS

DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT CO /NY

Hedge Fund • Long/Short

Portfolio ManagerJames Edward Flynn

Portfolio Value: $6.0B
Positions: 142
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in BioLife Solutions

Market Value: $2.8M
Shares Held: 111.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.05%
Owned Since: 2025-Q2

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 Nuvalent, Inc. NUVL	Biotechnology Healthcare	$1.6B	25.79%
2 Centene CNC	Medical - Healthcare Plans Healthcare	$322.8M	5.35%
3 Merus N.V. MRUS	Biotechnology Healthcare	$286.9M	4.75%