CERUS CORP CERS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 157085101
US-based reduced-pathogen blood biotechnology company
* 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 ($12.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 201.5m as of 2026-07-16, 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 ≈ $2.91. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($508.1k notional), 4 hold puts ($165.9k).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 188 |
| Q4 2022 | 185 |
| Q1 2023 | 168 |
| Q2 2023 | 158 |
| Q3 2023 | 144 |
| Q4 2023 | 141 |
| Q1 2024 | 145 |
| Q2 2024 | 142 |
| Q3 2024 | 148 |
| Q4 2024 | 155 |
| Q1 2025 | 156 |
| Q2 2025 | 157 |
| Q3 2025 | 155 |
| Q4 2025 | 161 |
| Q1 2026 | 169 |
| Q2 2026 | 185 |
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 | 67 | 51 |
| Q4 2024 | 77 | 46 |
| Q1 2025 | 68 | 67 |
| Q2 2025 | 73 | 70 |
| Q3 2025 | 79 | 58 |
| Q4 2025 | 81 | 67 |
| Q1 2026 | 80 | 69 |
| Q2 2026 | 106 | 69 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $359.5k | $52.6k | 0.15 |
| Q4 2025 | $244.3k | $85.7k | 0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | $106.8k | $266.4k | 2.49 |
| Q2 2026 | $508.1k | $165.9k | 0.33 |
Biggest buyers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +3.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC | New | +1.1m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +849.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +842.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +788.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +750.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +739.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +736.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | -8.3m |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -3.6m |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -621.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -537.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -503.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -450.8k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -384.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $226.3k77.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $136.1k46.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $105.1k36.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $39.1k13.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.5k500 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $86.4k29.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $42.0k14.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $36.5k12.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $876300 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 |
|---|---|
| ARK Investment Management LLC 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 8.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP (3.2%, 2026-08-14), Soleus Capital Master Fund, L.P. (1.2%, 2026-08-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
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 | 1 | $2.9k | 2 | $64.3k | $28.5k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $1.4m | $1.4m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $31.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $93.5k | $93.5k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.1m | $2.1m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $747.9k | $694.7k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $142.1k | $142.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Jensen Chrystal Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $89.4k30.0k shares |
| 2026-07-16 | Jayaraman Vivek K Chief Executive Officer | Sold plan | $52.7k16.7k shares |
| 2026-06-30 | Greenman William Mariner President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $299.6k101.9k shares |
| 2026-06-30 | Jayaraman Vivek K Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $124.5k42.4k shares |
| 2026-06-30 | Green Kevin Dennis Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $99.0k33.7k shares |
| 2026-06-30 | Jensen Chrystal Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $71.5k24.3k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | BJERKHOLT ERIC Director | Sold | $53.2k20.5k shares |
| 2026-05-29 | Jayaraman Vivek K Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $50.0k16.7k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | Jayaraman Vivek K Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $50.0k16.7k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2m $64.9m | Added +639.7k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 17.9m $52.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.6m $25.0m | Added +431.6k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $18.7m | Reduced -3.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $16.0m | Added +1.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $15.0m | Added +481.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $13.9m | Added +539.1k |
| Senvest Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 4.6m $13.5m | Added +500.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $12.5m | Added +560.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $12.1m | Reduced -377.1k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.1m $12.1m | Reduced -384.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.1m $11.9m | Reduced -164.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $10.2m | Added +739.6k |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 3.5m $10.1m | Added +296.2k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $9.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $8.8m | Added +3.0m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $8.1m | Added +849.9k |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $7.3m | Reduced -8.3m |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $7.0m | Reduced -36.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $6.8m | Reduced -450.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $5.5m | Reduced -235.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $5.1m | Added +103.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $5.0m | Added +212.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $4.4m | Added +1.4m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $4.2m | Added +123.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $4.1m | Added +206.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $3.4m | Added +705.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.3m | Added +292.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.2m | Added +788.6k |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.9m | Added +842.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $2.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 998.8k $2.9m | Reduced -108.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 899.4k $2.6m | Added +750.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 868.5k $2.5m | Reduced -349.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 781.8k $2.3m | Reduced -7.5k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 744.7k $2.2m | Reduced -36.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 736.7k $2.2m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 678.6k $2.0m | Added +647.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 671.7k $2.0m | Added +92.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 665.2k $1.9m | Added +199.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 630.1k $1.8m | Reduced -621.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 559.8k $1.6m | Added +52.4k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.19% of their portfolio | 522.1k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 469.9k $1.4m | Reduced -217.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.6k $1.2m | Reduced -537.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 419.0k $1.2m | Added +25.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 405.1k $1.2m | New |
| Round Rock Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 356.0k $1.0m | Added +91.0k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 338.0k $987.0k | Reduced -13.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 318.6k $930.3k | Reduced -89.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 308.8k $901.6k | Reduced -11.4k |
| Sepio Capital, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 295.5k $862.9k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.4k $815.9k | Reduced -503.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.6k $801.9k | Added +240.0k |
| Voleon Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.3k $789.3k | Reduced -55.2k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.7k $723.4k | New |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.7k $714.5k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.6k $708.4k | Added +23.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.2k $666.3k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.6k $649.9k | Reduced -48.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.7k $618.1k | Reduced -39.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.1k $613.6k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.3k $593.6k | Added +108.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.1k $578.3k | Added +27.5k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 176.8k $516.1k | Added +74.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.5k $484.0k | Added +40.1k |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 153.8k $449.1k | Added +113.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.7k $448.9k | New |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.9k $382.1k | Added +21.5k |
| Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 127.3k $371.6k | New |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.0k $365.0k | Reduced -100.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.3k $345.4k | Added +54.8k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.6k $322.9k | Added +2.0k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.8k $320.6k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.4k $319.4k | Added +54.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.5k $316.8k | Reduced -321.7k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.5k $310.9k | Added +3.3k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.4k $322.5k | Added +607 |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.0k $297.8k | Reduced -24.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.6k $277.2k | Reduced -132.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.7k $279.4k | Added +12.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.6k $267.5k | Added +3.8k |
| State of Wyoming 0.03% of their portfolio | 90.2k $263.3k | Reduced -23.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.1k $266.3k | Added +9.4k |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.5k $255.6k | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.2k $254.8k | New |
| Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.0k $248.2k | Unchanged |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $239.4k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.1k $236.8k | Reduced -129.2k |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.5k $226.3k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.3k $187.8k | Reduced -20.0k |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.3k $187.8k | Added +54.2k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $176.3k | Added +2.5k |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.8k $174.5k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.8k $165.8k | Reduced -32.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.4k $161.7k | Added +55.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.8k $160.1k | Added +3.1k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.6k $142.0k | Reduced -204.4k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.3k $141.1k | Reduced -24.2k |