BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC BCRX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 09058V103
American pharmaceutical company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersDurham, NC
- Founded1986
- Websitebiocryst.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 ($5.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 189.5m as of 2023-07-28, 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 ≈ $7.04. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($18.3m notional), 11 hold puts ($4.8m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 234 |
| Q4 2022 | 230 |
| Q1 2023 | 243 |
| Q2 2023 | 237 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 124 | 97 |
| Q1 2023 | 132 | 92 |
| Q2 2023 | 124 | 88 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $54.3m | $18.3m | 0.34 |
| Q4 2022 | $53.0m | $22.5m | 0.42 |
| Q1 2023 | $25.4m | $9.5m | 0.37 |
| Q2 2023 | $18.3m | $4.8m | 0.26 |
Biggest buyers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +4.0m |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | New | +1.9m |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP | Added | +1.8m |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Prosight Management, LP | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +874.3k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +867.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +864.7k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +850.0k |
| BRAIDWELL LP | Added | +846.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Sold out | -2.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | Sold out | -2.2m |
| Eversept Partners, LP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -878.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -740.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -701.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -581.9k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.2m734.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.3m609.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.2m603.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m215.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m158.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $710.3k100.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $626.4k90.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $280.9k39.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $158.4k22.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $109.8k15.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m190.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m153.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.1m151.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $438.6k62.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $280.9k39.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $234.0k33.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $188.7k26.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $111.4k16.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $50.7k7.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $37.3k5.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.4% |
| Flynn James E 13G · passive investor +1.0 pts · filed 2026-02-12 | 6.8% |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 13G · passive investor -1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.2% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 6.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2 | $531.4k | 3 | $2.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $178.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.8m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $193.4k | $58.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-15 | SANDERS MACHELLE Director | Sold | $31.9k4.0k shares |
| 2023-06-14 | Hutson Nancy J Director | Sold | $103.4k12.9k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | Thackray Helen M. Chief R&D Officer | Sold plan | $58.0k7.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5m $109.1m | Added +670.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1m $106.2m | Added +263.9k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 12.7m $89.5m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3m $86.3m | Added +874.3k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 12.1m $84.9m | Added +1.6m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.3m $37.5m | Added +365.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3m $37.3m | Added +864.7k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3m $37.2m | Reduced -331.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $30.4m | Added +31.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.0m $28.2m | Added +4.0m |
| RP Management, LLC 27.82% of their portfolio | 3.8m $27.1m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $27.0m | Added +179.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $20.8m | Reduced -3.4m |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP 3.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $20.1m | Added +1.8m |
| BRAIDWELL LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.8m $19.7m | Added +846.7k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.6m $18.3m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Prosight Management, LP 5.15% of their portfolio | 2.5m $17.6m | Added +1.4m |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.5m $17.6m | Added +163.1k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 2.5m $17.2m | Added +850.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $17.0m | Reduced -477.5k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 1.76% of their portfolio | 2.4m $16.7m | Reduced -2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $15.0m | Reduced -65.1k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.0m $14.3m | Added +199.8k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $13.9m | Added +867.1k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.9m $13.2m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $13.0m | Added +480 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $12.9m | Added +74.4k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $11.8m | Added +403.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.4m | Added +352.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $10.1m | Added +18.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $9.6m | Reduced -2.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $9.4m | Reduced -8.8k |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $9.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.1m | Reduced -878.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $7.5m | Added +154.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 995.5k $7.0m | Added +199.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 975.0k $6.9m | Added +154.4k |
| Saturn V Capital Management LP 3.73% of their portfolio | 954.9k $6.7m | Reduced -208.7k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 874.8k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 869.8k $6.1m | Reduced -740.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 846.6k $6.0m | Reduced -38.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 784.8k $5.5m | Added +180.4k |
| Sarissa Capital Management LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 775.0k $5.5m | Unchanged |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 760.9k $5.4m | Added +183.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 759.5k $5.3m | Added +88.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 685.5k $4.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 643.0k $4.5m | Added +308.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 631.5k $4.4m | Added +31.7k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 627.7k $4.4m | Added +175.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.1k $4.2m | Added +41.0k |
| AlphaCentric Advisors LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 570.0k $4.0m | Added +150.5k |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 569.0k $4.0m | Added +17.5k |
| ORACLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.69% of their portfolio | 555.5k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 549.7k $3.9m | Reduced -153.4k |
| Tekla Capital Management LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 504.5k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 427.8k $3.0m | Added +153.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.3k $2.9m | Reduced -152.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 414.8k $2.9m | Added +9.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 410.4k $2.9m | Added +8.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 401.2k $2.8m | Added +53.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 364.6k $2.6m | Added +191.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.5k $2.5m | Reduced -306.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 335.5k $2.4m | Added +219.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 313.9k $2.2m | Added +2.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 291.6k $2.1m | Added +30.6k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.7k $2.0m | Added +52.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.0k $2.0m | Added +21.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.7k $1.8m | Added +71.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.9k $1.8m | Added +10.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 236.6k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 236.2k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.03% of their portfolio | 232.5k $1.6m | Added +6.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.9k $1.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.7k $1.5m | Added +223 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.7k $1.5m | Reduced -124.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.1k $1.5m | New |
| Ghost Tree Capital, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 200.0k $1.4m | Reduced -75.0k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 199.1k $1.4m | Added +88.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.5k $1.3m | Added +96.1k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 176.9k $1.2m | Added +24.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.8k $1.2m | Added +13.6k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 176.2k $1.2m | Added +166.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.7k $1.2m | Added +104.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.1k $1.1m | Added +1.5k |
| Bison Wealth, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 151.0k $1.1m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.1k $1.0m | Added +81.8k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.9k $977.7k | Added +16.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.1k $857.2k | Added +1.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.1k $852.8k | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.8k $801.2k | Unchanged |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.6k $799.4k | Reduced -15.0k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 100.9k $710.7k | Added +61.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.2k $705.6k | Added +3.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.4k $685.4k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.8k $675.0k | Added +8.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $653.7k | Unchanged |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.4k $643.4k | Reduced -581.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.2k $642.3k | Added +1.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.2k $628.1k | Reduced -51.7k |