ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC ATRA
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 046513206 · ISIN US0465132068
Clinical-stage biotechnology company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersThousand Oaks, CA
- Founded2012
- Websiteatarabio.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 10.0m as of 2026-08-10, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $11.48. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($2.3k notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 45 |
| Q3 2024 | 35 |
| Q4 2024 | 42 |
| Q1 2025 | 38 |
| Q2 2025 | 33 |
| Q3 2025 | 36 |
| Q4 2025 | 41 |
| Q1 2026 | 32 |
| Q2 2026 | 35 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 16 | 23 |
| Q4 2024 | 20 | 14 |
| Q1 2025 | 13 | 21 |
| Q2 2025 | 9 | 15 |
| Q3 2025 | 16 | 11 |
| Q4 2025 | 19 | 11 |
| Q1 2026 | 13 | 17 |
| Q2 2026 | 16 | 9 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2.9k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.0k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $946 | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +493.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +150.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +29.2k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | New | +15.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +10.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | Added | +9.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +9.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +4.3k |
Biggest sellers
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -92.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -80.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -46.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -35.0k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -18.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -3.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | Sold out | -175 |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -170 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -12 |
Biggest calls
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG | Unchanged | $2.3k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| None |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 13G · institution +7.5 pts · filed 2026-05-07 | 17.4% |
| Redmile Group, LLC 13D · may seek influence no change · filed 2026-07-24 | 9.9% |
| Panacea Innovation Ltd 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-02-06 | 9.5% |
| Adage Capital Management, L.P. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-13 | 8.6% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 13G · passive investor +1.4 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.6% |
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $45.1k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $39.2k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $37.1k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $856.8k | 2 | $55.4k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $62.2k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $514.9k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.2m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $1,000.0k | 1 | $40.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Cherry Brian N Director | Bought | $1,000.0k104.2k shares |
| 2026-08-17 | Nguyen AnhCo President and CEO, director | Sold | $40.9k5.1k shares |
| 2026-05-18 | Nguyen AnhCo President and CEO, director | Sold | $47.9k5.2k shares |
| 2026-05-18 | Grant-Huerta Yanina Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $22.0k2.4k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | EcoR1 Capital, LLC 10% owner · See Note | Bought | $4.7m507.4k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | Huang James +1 Director · See Footnote | Sold | $3.2m313.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.6m $17.8m | Added +1.5m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 850.0k $9.8m | Added +150.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.7k $7.9m | Added +493.5k |
| Redmile Group, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 441.7k $5.1m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.0k $2.8m | Added +29.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.2k $2.7m | Reduced -80.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.5k $969.5k | Added +5.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.1k $862.9k | Added +9.0k |
| STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.0k $574.0k | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $494.1k | Added +9.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.8k $444.0k | Reduced -92.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.3k $348.4k | Reduced -3.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $303.7k | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $190.5k | Added +4.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $186.4k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $175.7k | New |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $160.7k | Reduced -18.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $145.6k | Reduced -35.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $116.6k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $105.4k | Added +9 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $55.0k | Added +424 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $45.7k | Reduced -46.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $16.7k | Unchanged |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $16.1k | Reduced -170 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 803 $8.4k | Added +100 |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 311 $3.6k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 304 $3.5k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 251 $2.9k | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 216 $2.4k | Unchanged |
| Banque Transatlantique SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 176 $3.1k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97 $1.1k | Added +96 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 46 $528 | Reduced -12 |
| KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 24 $276 | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10 $114 | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8 $92 | Unchanged |