CASSAVA SCIENCES INC FLNA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 14817C107 · ISIN US14817C1071
American pharmaceutical company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersAustin, TX
- Founded1998
- Websitecassavasciences.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: 42.2m as of 2023-11-02, 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 ≈ $16.65. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($65.2m notional), 20 hold puts ($58.7m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 174 |
| Q4 2022 | 152 |
| Q1 2023 | 145 |
| Q2 2023 | 152 |
| Q3 2023 | 141 |
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 | 70 | 78 |
| Q1 2023 | 76 | 50 |
| Q2 2023 | 62 | 55 |
| Q3 2023 | 69 | 57 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $132.6m | $104.5m | 0.79 |
| Q1 2023 | $54.8m | $37.2m | 0.68 |
| Q2 2023 | $44.4m | $41.4m | 0.93 |
| Q3 2023 | $65.2m | $58.7m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +448.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +262.1k |
| Sculptor Capital LP | New | +225.0k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | New | +170.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +128.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +119.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +115.7k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | +106.5k |
| Jump Financial, LLC | New | +103.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +92.1k |
Biggest sellers
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -158.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -143.1k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -58.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -48.9k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Sold out | -45.9k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Sold out | -38.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -36.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -32.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -30.5k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Sold out | -30.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.4m863.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $8.8m529.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.7m464.8k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | Added | $7.6m456.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $5.3m320.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.0m240.2k shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | New | $3.9m236.1k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $3.4m2.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.8m169.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $2.4m145.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $13.1m787.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.8m466.1k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Reduced | $7.1m424.4k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $5.4m3.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.1m243.7k shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | New | $3.9m236.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $3.3m200.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.9m173.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $2.4m141.8k shares |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | New | $2.3m1.7k 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.
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 4 | $3.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $2.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $831.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-23 | ROBERTSON SANFORD Director | Bought | $523.5k30.0k shares |
| 2023-08-22 | Barry Richard Director · By Trust | Bought | $275.9k16.6k shares |
| 2023-08-21 | Barry Richard Director · By Trust | Bought | $32.0k1.9k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $47.2m | Added +92.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $37.7m | Added +18.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $17.1m | Added +73.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 830.2k $13.8m | Added +26.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 621.8k $10.3m | Added +448.1k |
| Gallacher Capital Management LLC 6.00% of their portfolio | 577.8k $9.6m | Reduced -5.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 433.2k $7.2m | Added +262.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.6k $6.2m | Added +3.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.7k $5.1m | Added +9.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 276.4k $4.6m | Added +128.8k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 237.0k $3.9m | Added +106.5k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 225.0k $3.7m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.5k $3.6m | Reduced -58.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.9k $3.2m | Reduced -48.9k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 170.7k $2.8m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 149.9k $2.5m | Added +119.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.1k $2.2m | Added +3.7k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.6k $2.1m | Added +19.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.3k $2.0m | Added +115.7k |
| Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 104.3k $1.7m | Added +8.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 103.1k $1.7m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.2k $1.5m | Added +800 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.5k $1.2m | Added +12.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $1.1m | Added +15.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.7k $944.3k | Reduced -252 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.2k $885.3k | Reduced -12.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $818.7k | Reduced -6.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $792.4k | Reduced -1.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $770.1k | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $752.1k | Added +623 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.8k $729.2k | Reduced -4.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $648.8k | Added +6.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $635.6k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $623.9k | Added +66 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $618.0k | Added +4.8k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.0k $516.2k | Added +334 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $605.7k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $460.4k | Reduced -36.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $460.0k | Added +870 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $444.3k | Added +6.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.1k $417.7k | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $403.0k | Added +3.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $372.0k | Reduced -158.9k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.3k $371.0k | New |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.2k $370.2k | Added +1.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $358.7k | Added +1.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $339.8k | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $339.8k | Added +10.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $332.2k | Added +1.3k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $330.3k | Added +705 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $326.2k | Reduced -7.5k |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.5k $324.5k | Reduced -400 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $279.8k | Reduced -357 |
| Brookstone Capital Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.8k $238.7k | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7k $277.5k | Added +9 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $275.4k | Added +3.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $274.1k | Unchanged |
| IVC Wealth Advisors LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 16.3k $271.2k | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.1k $267.8k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.0k $266.7k | Added +245 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.7k $262.0k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $261.6k | Added +118 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $259.5k | Reduced -611 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $254.3k | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $240.7k | Added +4.1k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $235.0k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $230.8k | Reduced -9.5k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.8k $229.3k | Added +4.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $225.0k | Reduced -30.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $208.7k | Reduced -7.6k |
| INTREPID FAMILY OFFICE LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 12.5k $208.0k | Reduced -2.5k |
| Essex LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 12.2k $202.2k | Reduced -4.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $191.3k | Added +210 |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $187.9k | Added +153 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $188.0k | Added +509 |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $180.8k | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $179.0k | Reduced -1.9k |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.6k $176.4k | Added +2.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $175.6k | Reduced -223 |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.3k $170.8k | Added +994 |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $167.0k | Reduced -1.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $153.0k | Added +2.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.8k $146.4k | Reduced -143.1k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $100.0k | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6k $93.9k | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4k $89.0k | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $84.0k | Added +3.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $83.6k | Added +2.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6k $77.1k | Added +2.0k |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0k $66.0k | First filing |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $65.7k | Added +951 |
| VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9k $65.0k | Reduced -386 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7k $44.5k | Reduced -4.9k |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/NY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $42.1k | Added +377 |
| Byrne Asset Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5k $42.0k | New |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $41.6k | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $41.5k | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $40.7k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $38.0k | Reduced -110 |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2k $36.2k | Added +2.2k |