AUTOLUS THERAPEUTICS PLC AUTL
SPON ADS · ADR · CUSIP 05280R100 · ISIN US05280R1005
Company in London, United Kingdom
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
- Founded2014
- Websiteautolus.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. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $1.60. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($689.9k notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 67 |
| Q4 2022 | 72 |
| Q1 2023 | 66 |
| Q2 2023 | 70 |
| Q3 2023 | 72 |
| Q4 2023 | 100 |
| Q1 2024 | 121 |
| Q2 2024 | 112 |
| Q3 2024 | 102 |
| Q4 2024 | 111 |
| Q1 2025 | 96 |
| Q2 2025 | 95 |
| Q3 2025 | 96 |
| Q4 2025 | 89 |
| Q1 2026 | 84 |
| Q2 2026 | 84 |
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 | 37 | 52 |
| Q4 2024 | 52 | 45 |
| Q1 2025 | 37 | 55 |
| Q2 2025 | 50 | 46 |
| Q3 2025 | 47 | 34 |
| Q4 2025 | 35 | 48 |
| Q1 2026 | 31 | 43 |
| Q2 2026 | 37 | 31 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $487.5k | $98.1k | 0.20 |
| Q4 2025 | $583.1k | $19.9k | 0.03 |
| Q1 2026 | $643.2k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $689.9k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +319.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +236.5k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | Added | +231.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +211.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +122.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +89.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +68.0k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | Added | +60.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +54.1k |
Biggest sellers
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -800.0k |
| Marex Group Ltd | Reduced | -525.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -355.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -314.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -239.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -221.9k |
| Diametric Capital, LP | Sold out | -178.7k |
| Aubrey Capital Management Ltd | Sold out | -130.0k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -114.4k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $337.9k211.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $175.8k109.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $113.4k70.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $62.7k39.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| MAK Capital Fund LP 13G · exempt (held before listing) +1.3 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 12.6% |
| Syncona Portfolio Ltd 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-05-07 | 10.8% |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 13G · institution -0.3 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.6% |
PPF Group a.s.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2026-08-28
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following: The transactions described in this Amendment No. 11 were undertaken solely to effect an internal reorganization of the PPF group of companies. Such transactions did not involve any change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of, or the ultimate voting or dispositive power over, the Ordinary Shares reported herein, and were not undertaken with any purpose of, or with the effect of, changing or influencing control of the Issuer. Other than as described herein, the Reporting Persons do not have any current plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) above. Full filing |
5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Deep Track Capital, LP (1.0%, 2025-11-14)
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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Piccina Cintia U.S. CCO & Country Gen Manager · American Depositary Shares | Sold | $15.7k6.7k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MAK CAPITAL ONE LLC 7.54% of their portfolio | 33.6m $53.8m | Unchanged |
| Blackstone Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 20.5m $32.8m | Unchanged |
| Syncona Portfolio Ltd 100.00% of their portfolio | 16.6m $26.6m | Unchanged |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 15.0m $24.0m | Reduced -800.0k |
| Tetragon Partners GP Ltd 2.47% of their portfolio | 9.5m $15.2m | Unchanged |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $12.9m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.4m $7.1m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $5.4m | Unchanged |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.3m $5.3m | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $3.2m | Reduced -314.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $2.6m | Reduced -239.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $2.6m | Added +122.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $2.4m | Added +211.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $2.0m | Added +319.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $2.0m | Added +1.0m |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.9m | Added +28.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 972.7k $1.6m | Added +1.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 913.2k $1.5m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Alphabet Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 698.3k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 695.9k $1.1m | Added +236.5k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 451.4k $722.2k | Added +11.2k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 363.4k $581.5k | Unchanged |
| EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 300.0k $477.0k | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 299.9k $479.8k | Added +54.1k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.5k $459.9k | Added +231.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.6k $340.1k | Added +4.7k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.0k $321.8k | Unchanged |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 179.3k $286.9k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.2k $283.6k | Reduced -221.9k |
| NANO CAP NEW MILLENNIUM GROWTH FUND L P 0.18% of their portfolio | 150.0k $240.0k | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.9k $198.3k | Added +13.4k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.1k $193.8k | Unchanged |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.9k $183.8k | Added +60.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.6k $181.7k | Reduced -2.9k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $160.0k | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.7k $151.4k | Added +68.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.4k $142.0k | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.4k $135.1k | Added +869 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $114.0k | Reduced -355.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $106.3k | Added +13.3k |
| SmartHarvest Portfolios, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 63.6k $101.8k | Added +4.4k |
| HighPoint Advisor Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $91.2k | Reduced -10.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.6k $68.2k | Added +5.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.8k $62.0k | Added +3.8k |
| R Squared Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.4k $58.3k | Reduced -3.1k |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $51.1k | Reduced -3.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.1k $45.0k | Added +532 |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.1k $44.9k | Reduced -28.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $44.4k | Added +3.1k |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $43.0k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $40.3k | Reduced -20.6k |
| Delaney Dennis R 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.0k $38.4k | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $38.0k | New |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3k $35.7k | Added +2 |
| QUANTUM FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.8k $30.1k | First filing |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $29.3k | Added +7.4k |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $28.6k | Reduced -525.0k |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.8k $28.5k | New |
| StoneX Group Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $27.3k | New |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $27.1k | Added +2.8k |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $25.9k | Reduced -35.4k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $24.8k | New |
| GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $24.8k | Added +8.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $24.0k | New |
| SIH Partners, LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $23.8k | Unchanged |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $22.4k | Added +16 |
| DUMONT & BLAKE INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $22.4k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Claro Advisors Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $20.0k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $19.1k | Added +3.9k |
| WEALTH EFFECTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $16.0k | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.0k $14.4k | Reduced -1.5k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5k $12.1k | Reduced -13.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $11.0k | Added +2.3k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3k $10.0k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $7.5k | Reduced -888 |
| GF FUND MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2k $6.6k | Reduced -319 |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7k $5.9k | New |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $5.3k | New |
| Quarry LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $2.5k | New |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $800 | Unchanged |
| Byrne Asset Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100 $160 | Unchanged |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54 $86 | Reduced -1 |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50 $80 | Unchanged |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $2 | Unchanged |