HERON THERAPEUTICS INC HRTX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 427746102
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- 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 ($2.1k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 189.3m as of 2026-05-06, 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 ≈ $0.80. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($903.8k notional), 4 hold puts ($1.7m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 185 |
| Q4 2022 | 176 |
| Q1 2023 | 162 |
| Q2 2023 | 149 |
| Q3 2023 | 141 |
| Q4 2023 | 152 |
| Q1 2024 | 161 |
| Q2 2024 | 190 |
| Q3 2024 | 173 |
| Q4 2024 | 161 |
| Q1 2025 | 166 |
| Q2 2025 | 172 |
| Q3 2025 | 172 |
| Q4 2025 | 170 |
| Q1 2026 | 167 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 110 | 54 |
| Q3 2024 | 86 | 77 |
| Q4 2024 | 62 | 86 |
| Q1 2025 | 75 | 62 |
| Q2 2025 | 85 | 49 |
| Q3 2025 | 75 | 68 |
| Q4 2025 | 78 | 68 |
| Q1 2026 | 78 | 73 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $3.3m | $87.4k | 0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | $44.3k | $2.7m | 60.55 |
| Q4 2025 | $520.3k | $30.3k | 0.06 |
| Q1 2026 | $903.8k | $1.7m | 1.89 |
Biggest buyers
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | New | +9.8m |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | Added | +1.2m |
| Tejara Capital Ltd | Added | +1.2m |
| Congress Park Capital LLC | Added | +965.3k |
| Richmond Brothers, Inc. | Added | +864.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +522.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +513.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +460.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | New | +458.8k |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | +313.7k |
Biggest sellers
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -11.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -682.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -519.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -450.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -403.6k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM | Reduced | -374.9k |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | Sold out | -248.1k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -242.0k |
Biggest calls
| Stonepine Capital Management, LLC | New | $800.1k1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $46.7k58.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $27.7k34.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $25.0k31.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.2k4.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1k1.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.7m2.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $16.8k21.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $10.9k13.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $720900 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 |
|---|---|
Rubric Capital Management LP
13D · may seek influence
-1.6 pts · filed 2025-10-17
Stated purposeOn October 15, 2025, the Issuer filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC disclosing that it obtained Stockholder Approval, as a result of which, the 94,610 shares of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons automatically converted, without any action on the part of the holders thereof, into 946,100 Shares. Additionally, as previously disclosed, on August 8, 2025, a certain Rubric Fund entered into the Note Purchase Agreement with the Issuer, pursuant to which the Issuer issued and sold to such Rubric Fund $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes for an aggregate purchase price of $33,250,000. The Convertible Note Issuance provided for the issuance of Notes with (i) a maturity date of March 1, 2031, (ii) a 5% original issuance discount, (iii) 5% per annum i… Full filing |
15.9% |
| Clearline Capital LP 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 6.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Adage Capital Management, L.P. (0.0%, 2026-05-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $2.6m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 30.0m $24.0m | Unchanged |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 12.2m $9.8m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1m $8.1m | Reduced -111.8k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 9.8m $7.9m | New |
| Velan Capital Investment Management LP 4.39% of their portfolio | 8.8m $7.0m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8m $6.2m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6m $6.1m | Added +460.6k |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 1.67% of their portfolio | 6.3m $5.1m | Added +1.2m |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.2m $5.0m | Unchanged |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.1m $4.9m | Reduced -185.5k |
| Congress Park Capital LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 4.0m $3.2m | Added +965.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $3.2m | Reduced -71.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $3.1m | Added +65.6k |
| JW Asset Management, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 3.8m $3.0m | Added +80.0k |
| Pale Fire Capital SE 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.2m | Added +1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $2.1m | Reduced -403.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $2.1m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.8m | Added +194.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.4m | Reduced -197.6k |
| Richmond Brothers, Inc. 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.1m | Added +864.6k |
| Stonepine Capital Management, LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.1m | Added +164.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.1m | Reduced -39.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.0m | First filing |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $938.1k | Added +81.1k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $922.2k | First filing |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $845.7k | Added +67.1k |
| CM Management, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.0m $800.1k | Added +250.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 962.5k $770.1k | Added +522.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 860.0k $688.1k | Added +182.0k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 0.22% of their portfolio | 858.1k $686.6k | Reduced -374.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 759.3k $607.5k | Reduced -1.3m |
| Orchard Capital Management, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 680.4k $544.4k | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 641.6k $513.3k | Added +265.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 526.3k $421.1k | Added +179.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 513.4k $410.8k | Reduced -450.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 513.2k $409.0k | New |
| NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 475.8k $380.6k | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 458.8k $367.1k | New |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 412.5k $330.0k | Added +153.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 406.8k $325.5k | Reduced -11.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 326.5k $261.2k | Added +18.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.4k $254.0k | Reduced -682.1k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.7k $251.0k | New |
| Apeiron RIA LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 305.7k $244.6k | Added +45.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.3k $230.6k | Reduced -52.0k |
| Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 285.6k $228.5k | New |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.0k $194.4k | Reduced -5.6k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.5k $167.6k | Reduced -30.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.6k $258.1k | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.5k $147.6k | Reduced -18.8k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.3k $140.3k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.0k $128.8k | Added +26.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.2k $110.6k | Added +18.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.5k $90.0k | Added +34.9k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.1k $84.0k | Reduced -30.0k |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $80.0k | Unchanged |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $76.4k | Added +324 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.1k $74.5k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.4k $73.1k | Reduced -211.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.8k $69.5k | Reduced -58.4k |
| SEARLE & CO. 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.2k $69.0k | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.8k $67.0k | First filing |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $65.6k | Reduced -139 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $63.0k | Added +22.8k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.1k $58.5k | Added +1.8k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.0k $53.6k | Added +50.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.5k $53.2k | Reduced -113.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.1k $48.6k | Added +2.7k |
| Redwood Family Wealth LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 64.5k $51.6k | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.7k $47.8k | Added +300 |
| Cornerstone Select Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.4k $47.5k | Added +1.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.2k $46.6k | Reduced -26.0k |
| NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.4k $42.7k | New |
| State of Wyoming 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.6k $40.5k | Reduced -8.0k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $37.8k | Added +5.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.0k $36.8k | Reduced -2.7k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.1k $33.7k | Reduced -17.2k |
| HORAN Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.6k $54.1k | New |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $32.8k | Added +27.7k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $32.5k | Unchanged |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $30.7k | Unchanged |
| TopTier Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.4k $29.9k | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.4k $28.3k | Added +16.4k |
| R Squared Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.6k $26.9k | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $26.1k | Reduced -33.4k |
| King Wealth Management Group 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $26.0k | Added +2.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.5k $26.0k | Reduced -416 |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $25.5k | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $25.2k | Added +12.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.4k $24.3k | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $23.5k | Added +2.1k |
| Anfield Capital Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.0k $24.0k | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $23.1k | Added +18.3k |
| ACT Advisors, LLC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.4k $22.8k | Added +2.6k |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.4k $22.7k | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $27.3k | New |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $21.2k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $20.5k | Reduced -2.1k |
| Parkway Wealth Management Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $20.5k | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $18.8k | New |