BICYCLE THERAPEUTICS PLC BCYC
SPONSORED ADS · ADR · CUSIP 088786108 · ISIN US0887861088
Company in Cambridge, United Kingdom
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersCambridge, United Kingdom
- Founded2009
- Websitebicycletherapeutics.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 ($1.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $7.09. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($2.3m notional), 5 hold puts ($946.6k).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 80 |
| Q4 2022 | 87 |
| Q1 2023 | 90 |
| Q2 2023 | 86 |
| Q3 2023 | 102 |
| Q4 2023 | 102 |
| Q1 2024 | 96 |
| Q2 2024 | 108 |
| Q3 2024 | 106 |
| Q4 2024 | 98 |
| Q1 2025 | 96 |
| Q2 2025 | 111 |
| Q3 2025 | 99 |
| Q4 2025 | 109 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 40 | 49 |
| Q2 2024 | 60 | 39 |
| Q3 2024 | 50 | 51 |
| Q4 2024 | 40 | 59 |
| Q1 2025 | 42 | 46 |
| Q2 2025 | 67 | 34 |
| Q3 2025 | 48 | 44 |
| Q4 2025 | 53 | 40 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $83.5k | $268.8k | 3.22 |
| Q2 2025 | $407.0k | $125.5k | 0.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $402.0k | $39.3k | 0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3m | $946.6k | 0.41 |
Biggest buyers
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | New | +584.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | New | +568.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +356.7k |
| Birchview Capital, LP | Added | +308.7k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +258.0k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC | Added | +214.4k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +150.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | +111.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +82.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +81.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -728.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -495.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -357.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -354.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -213.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -188.9k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Sold out | -150.0k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Reduced | -104.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -52.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -39.3k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $2.1m300.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $200.4k28.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.7k800 shares |
| FNY Investment Advisers, LLC | Added | $1.0k157 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $708100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $665.5k94.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $104.8k14.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $94.9k13.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $77.9k11.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.5k500 shares |
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 |
|---|---|
| Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund II Cooperatief U.A. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2024-12-19 | 7.3% |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 13G · institution no change · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.7% |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-15 | 6.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Invus Global Management, LLC (3.1%, 2026-05-04), WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP (0.0%, 2026-03-04)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $255.3k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $126.1k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $104.8k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $21.2m | 6 | $259.2k | $157.1k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $520.6k | $67.3k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $77.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $69.9k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $84.7k | $5.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Lee Kevin CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $27.2k3.2k shares |
| 2025-10-03 | Skynner Michael CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold | $8.2k978 shares |
| 2025-10-03 | Milnes Alistair CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold | $8.2k978 shares |
| 2025-10-03 | Hannay Michael Charles Ferguson CHIEF PROD & SUPPLY CHAIN OFF | Sold | $2.1k250 shares |
| 2025-10-03 | Thompson Travis Alvin CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $866103 shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Lee Kevin CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $19.0k2.3k shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Milnes Alistair CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold | $9.6k1.1k shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Skynner Michael CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold | $6.9k824 shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Young Alethia Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $4.1k482 shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Hannay Michael Charles Ferguson CHIEF PROD & SUPPLY CHAIN OFF | Sold | $4.0k473 shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Thompson Travis Alvin CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $1.9k221 shares |
| 2025-10-02 | Swanton Robert Charles Director | Sold plan | $872102 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 10.9m $77.1m | Unchanged |
| FCPM III SERVICES B.V. 3.22% of their portfolio | 3.5m $24.6m | Added +16.1k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.2m $22.9m | Added +258.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $21.4m | Added +63.5k |
| Siren, L.L.C. 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.0m $14.3m | Unchanged |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $11.8m | Added +356.7k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.6m $11.6m | Added +214.4k |
| GSK plc 1.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.8m | First filing |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.4m | Added +19.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.3m | Reduced -213.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.1m | Reduced -130 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 584.8k $4.0m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 568.2k $4.0m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 566.6k $4.0m | Added +47.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 477.0k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 465.2k $3.3m | Reduced -357.5k |
| Birchview Capital, LP 1.92% of their portfolio | 462.7k $3.3m | Added +308.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.9k $2.4m | Added +50.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 326.6k $2.3m | Reduced -728.1k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 297.2k $2.1m | Reduced -104.7k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 275.0k $1.9m | Added +150.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.4k $1.9m | Added +82.4k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 221.1k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 190.5k $1.3m | Reduced -6.1k |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.30% of their portfolio | 184.6k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Eversept Partners, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 178.9k $1.3m | Reduced -15.5k |
| FLAX POND CAPITAL, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 173.6k $1.2m | First filing |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.0k $1.0m | Reduced -30.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.1k $1.0m | Reduced -10.6k |
| FIDEURAM - INTESA SANPAOLO PRIVATE BANKING S.P.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 134.7k $953.6k | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.0k $934.8k | Reduced -52.5k |
| Rangeley Capital, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 132.0k $934.6k | Added +2.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.9k $869.5k | Reduced -12.6k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.7k $790.5k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.4k $767.6k | Added +81.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.4k $682.5k | Reduced -495.1k |
| MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 93.8k $664.4k | Added +8.6k |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.4k $555.1k | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.8k $543.6k | Reduced -354.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.2k $496.9k | Reduced -4.2k |
| Nan Fung Group Holdings Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 68.9k $488.1k | Unchanged |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 64.5k $456.6k | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.2k $447.4k | Reduced -39.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $392.6k | Added +16.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $347.3k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.7k $337.5k | Added +36.0k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $330.8k | Added +18.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $303.4k | Added +2.0k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $290.2k | Added +16.9k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.5k $287.0k | Reduced -882 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.8k $274.7k | New |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 35.7k $252.8k | Added +22.6k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.0k $219.5k | Added +9.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $801.0k | Unchanged |
| WOODSTOCK CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.1k $206.4k | Added +5.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.7k $181.8k | Added +14.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $177.9k | Reduced -14.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $175.1k | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $170.3k | Added +10.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $152.6k | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.1k $142.3k | Unchanged |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $141.5k | New |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.8k $140.0k | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $133.2k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $130.0k | Added +2.1k |
| PORTLAND INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.0k $106.2k | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.3k $101.1k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $100.1k | Added +1.1k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $94.9k | Unchanged |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $97.6k | Reduced -604 |
| Forefront Analytics, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 13.4k $94.7k | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $94.5k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $90.5k | Reduced -177 |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $89.2k | Added +300 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $87.3k | New |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $80.7k | Added +9 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $79.1k | Added +7.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.7k $76.0k | Reduced -2.1k |
| Brooklyn Investment Group 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $69.3k | New |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $71.6k | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $71.5k | New |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $70.8k | New |
| Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $70.8k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.1k $64.1k | Reduced -188.9k |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5k $53.4k | Reduced -564 |
| FNY Investment Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5k $53.0k | Reduced -3.0k |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $33.0k | Added +3.3k |
| NATIXIS 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6k $31.6k | Added +2.7k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6k $25.7k | Added +3 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2k $15.9k | Added +461 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7k $11.8k | Added +3 |
| GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $9.8k | Reduced -730 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $9.1k | Reduced -1.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $7.9k | Added +305 |
| GF FUND MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 909 $6.4k | Reduced -86 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 562 $4.0k | Reduced -1.7k |
| HighMark Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 435 $3.1k | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 316 $2.2k | Unchanged |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 250 $1.8k | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 218 $1.5k | New |