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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 177.6m as of 2023-02-08, 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 ≈ $3.64. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($1.5m notional), 8 hold puts ($1.2m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 188 |
| Q4 2022 | 185 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.2m | $3.4m | 2.80 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.5m | $1.2m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| Senvest Management, LLC | Added | +2.1m |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | New | +553.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +447.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +373.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Added | +347.3k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. | Added | +255.3k |
| Sepio Capital, LP | Added | +240.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +170.4k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | New | +170.3k |
Biggest sellers
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -990.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -700.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -618.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -522.8k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -458.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -418.9k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ | Reduced | -414.2k |
| Pier Capital, LLC | Reduced | -372.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -285.5k |
Biggest calls
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $827.0k226.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $201.5k55.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $169.0k46.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $158.8k43.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $58.0k16.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $46.0k12.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $21.9k6.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| HAP Trading, LLC | Added | $018.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $276.7k75.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $182.5k50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $163.2k44.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $157.7k43.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $144.0k39.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $139.8k38.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $94.9k26.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.3m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $285.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $103.0k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $48.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-10 | Swisher Daniel N JR Director | Sold | $48.9k12.5k 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 16.1m $58.6m | Unchanged |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 15.9m $57.9m | Reduced -990.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6m $46.0m | Added +373.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9m $39.8m | Added +447.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.8m $32.3m | Reduced -418.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.2m $26.2m | Reduced -160.7k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 7.2m $26.1m | Reduced -160.7k |
| Senvest Management, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 6.6m $23.9m | Added +2.1m |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.9m $17.8m | Reduced -458.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $15.3m | Reduced -700.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 4.1m $15.0m | Added +2.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $11.8m | Added +80.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $9.1m | Added +9.6k |
| Tamarack Advisers, LP 6.60% of their portfolio | 2.5m $9.1m | Added +75.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $8.6m | Reduced -522.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $8.1m | Unchanged |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $7.4m | Unchanged |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $7.1m | Added +347.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $6.6m | Added +33.0k |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $6.0m | Added +17.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $5.8m | Added +27.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.8m | Reduced -285.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $4.4m | Added +170.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $4.4m | Reduced -67.4k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.8m | Added +255.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 987.0k $3.6m | Reduced -272.4k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 978.7k $3.6m | Reduced -372.5k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 945.2k $3.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 712.9k $2.6m | Added +45.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 685.2k $2.5m | Reduced -618.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 650.1k $2.4m | Added +18.2k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 634.4k $2.3m | Reduced -17.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 629.5k $2.3m | Reduced -66.2k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 588.5k $2.1m | Reduced -234.1k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 554.8k $2.0m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 553.2k $2.0m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 540.7k $2.0m | Added +3.8k |
| Sepio Capital, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 523.8k $1.0m | Added +240.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 506.9k $1.8m | Added +97.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.1k $1.7m | Added +47.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 427.6k $1.6m | Added +8.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 395.3k $1.4m | Added +155.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.5k $1.3m | Added +75.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 349.8k $1.3m | Reduced -8.7k |
| SALZHAUER MICHAEL 0.68% of their portfolio | 308.5k $1.1m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Lesa Sroufe & Co 1.23% of their portfolio | 304.3k $1.1m | Reduced -4.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.1k $1.0m | Reduced -193.0k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 283.9k $1.0m | Added +73.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.2k $942.5k | Added +133.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.4k $928.5k | Added +46.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.6k $900.0k | Reduced -173.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 243.4k $888.6k | Reduced -4.7k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.26% of their portfolio | 242.3k $884.4k | Unchanged |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.1k $828.9k | Reduced -18.7k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 224.9k $820.9k | Added +8.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.7k $812.9k | Added +2.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.6k $805.0k | Added +4.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.6k $750.3k | Added +25.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.2k $741.7k | Reduced -69.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.1k $719.6k | Unchanged |
| Millrace Asset Group, Inc. 0.80% of their portfolio | 194.0k $708.0k | Reduced -8.7k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 173.1k $631.9k | Reduced -5.3k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 170.3k $622.0k | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.1k $592.0k | Reduced -17.7k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.8k $550.2k | Reduced -113.0k |
| Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna 0.40% of their portfolio | 145.0k $529.2k | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 143.7k $524.7k | Added +52.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.1k $457.0k | Reduced -66.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.7k $454.0k | Reduced -11.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 124.1k $452.9k | Added +1.2k |
| Antonetti Capital Management LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 119.5k $436.0k | Added +25.2k |
| Capital Impact Advisors, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 112.8k $411.8k | Added +100.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.4k $410.3k | Reduced -184.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.8k $393.4k | Reduced -19.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.7k $382.0k | Added +38.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.2k $380.3k | Added +12.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.5k $367.0k | Added +4.4k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.8k $360.5k | Reduced -6.4k |
| COLONY GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.2k $340.0k | Added +2.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.2k $336.6k | Reduced -11.0k |
| INNOVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 91.8k $335.2k | First filing |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.0k $332.1k | First filing |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.4k $315.0k | Added +76.0k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.1k $307.0k | Reduced -414.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.9k $306.4k | Reduced -5.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.0k $302.9k | Reduced -9.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.6k $298.0k | Reduced -297 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.5k $294.0k | Reduced -150 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.5k $264.7k | Reduced -7.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $254.9k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.0k $248.2k | Reduced -143 |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.0k $248.0k | Reduced -24.0k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.4k $246.0k | Added +46.4k |
| MQS Management LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 67.0k $244.7k | Added +22.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.4k $230.9k | Added +3.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $237.3k | Reduced -37.2k |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.9k $236.7k | Unchanged |
| Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.0k $229.9k | New |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $226.3k | Unchanged |
| Whitegate Investment Counselors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 59.0k $216.0k | Unchanged |