IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC IOVA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 462260100 · ISIN US4622601007
American biopharmaceutical startup
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersSan Carlos, CA
- Founded2007
- Websiteiovance.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 ($241.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 255.9m as of 2023-10-30, 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 ≈ $4.55. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($33.7m notional), 13 hold puts ($16.2m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 243 |
| Q4 2022 | 219 |
| Q1 2023 | 230 |
| Q2 2023 | 221 |
| Q3 2023 | 230 |
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 | 103 | 118 |
| Q1 2023 | 126 | 94 |
| Q2 2023 | 118 | 106 |
| Q3 2023 | 147 | 83 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $9.1m | $3.8m | 0.42 |
| Q1 2023 | $6.4m | $5.7m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2023 | $10.9m | $5.9m | 0.54 |
| Q3 2023 | $33.7m | $16.2m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +8.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +3.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +2.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.4m |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Added | +1.0m |
| SECTORAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +985.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +881.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -6.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Sold out | -2.5m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Sold out | -2.5m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC | Sold out | -1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.0m |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | Sold out | -946.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -945.3k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $6.5m1.4m shares |
| Logos Global Management LP | New | $4.5m1.0m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $4.0m874.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.7m811.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.1m670.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.5m541.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.6m352.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.5m321.6k shares |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC | New | $1.1m250.0k shares |
| Velan Capital Investment Management LP | New | $1.1m250.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.3m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.3m722.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m534.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.2m475.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.3m292.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $471.8k103.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $443.6k97.5k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $245.7k54.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $227.5k50.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $152.4k33.5k 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 +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-28 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
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 | 5 | $6.9m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 4 | $65.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $26.6m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | MCPEAK MERRILL A Director · By Trust | Bought | $55.6k10.0k shares |
| 2023-09-15 | Rothbaum Wayne P. Director · By Quogue Capital LLC | Bought | $26.5m5.0m 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.1m $100.8m | Added +1.7m |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 11.15% of their portfolio | 20.0m $91.0m | Added +8.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4m $83.6m | Added +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7m $76.1m | Added +3.2m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 12.0m $54.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.8m $35.6m | Added +4.2m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.9m $31.5m | First filing |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 6.7m $30.5m | Unchanged |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $22.9m | Added +609.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $21.6m | Added +611.0k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 4.7m $21.4m | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.5m $20.4m | Added +2.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $18.1m | Added +1.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $17.1m | Added +228.4k |
| Boxer Capital, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 3.7m $16.9m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $16.4m | Reduced -66.3k |
| MPM BIOIMPACT LLC 3.99% of their portfolio | 3.3m $15.0m | Added +337.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $12.9m | Added +49.3k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.7m $12.5m | Added +1.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $12.5m | Added +111.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $12.0m | Added +772.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $11.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 2.5m $11.2m | Added +593.7k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.3m | Added +650.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.1m | Added +180.9k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.1m | Added +16.8k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.8m | Reduced -36.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.7m | Added +201.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $7.3m | Reduced -625.8k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 2.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $7.1m | Added +81.3k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $6.8m | Added +443.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $6.4m | Reduced -6.4m |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $6.2m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.7m | Added +881.1k |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.6m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.6m | Reduced -64.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.6m | Reduced -506.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $5.1m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $4.7m | Added +191.5k |
| SECTORAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.87% of their portfolio | 985.0k $4.5m | New |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.47% of their portfolio | 950.0k $4.3m | Added +100.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 937.4k $4.3m | Added +310.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 860.4k $3.9m | Added +585.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 853.9k $3.9m | Added +56.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 758.0k $3.4m | Added +228.4k |
| QVT Financial LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 678.6k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| Vivo Capital, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 655.1k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 646.3k $2.9m | New |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 633.8k $2.9m | Added +99.6k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 625.7k $2.8m | Added +523.7k |
| Opaleye Management Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 610.0k $2.8m | Added +189.0k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 588.0k $2.7m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 549.9k $2.5m | Added +147.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 533.2k $2.4m | Added +155.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 503.3k $2.3m | Reduced -2.8m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 489.4k $2.2m | Added +77.7k |
| INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY TRUST PLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 445.0k $2.0m | Added +380.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 408.8k $1.9m | Reduced -8.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 393.8k $1.8m | Added +41.5k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 390.0k $1.8m | Added +382.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.1k $1.8m | Reduced -945.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 371.9k $1.7m | Added +192.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.2k $1.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 344.0k $1.6m | Added +118.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.2k $1.6m | Reduced -528.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 336.1k $1.5m | Added +168.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.0k $1.5m | Reduced -56.1k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 319.5k $1.5m | Added +187.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 301.3k $1.4m | Added +96.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.5k $1.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 276.4k $1.3m | Reduced -91.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.9k $1.2m | Added +43.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.9k $1.2m | Reduced -90.0k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 250.5k $1.1m | Added +59.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.3k $1.1m | Added +11.8k |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.02% of their portfolio | 242.0k $1.1m | Reduced -47.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.4k $1.1m | Reduced -228.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.2k $1.0m | Reduced -96.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.0k $1.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 223.9k $1.0m | Reduced -172.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.0k $1.0m | Reduced -52.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.6k $999.3k | Added +47.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.4k $911.9k | Reduced -329.7k |
| CM Management, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 200.0k $910.0k | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.7k $826.6k | Added +53.5k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 180.5k $821.3k | Reduced -1.0k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.4k $798.0k | Added +99.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.9k $754.7k | Added +516 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.3k $733.9k | Added +9.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.1k $687.5k | Added +6.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.0k $673.5k | Added +12.9k |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 140.1k $637.3k | Added +58.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.0k $632.5k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.5k $584.9k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.1k $551.0k | Added +11.4k |
| Intellectus Partners, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 120.3k $547.3k | Added +250 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.8k $545.1k | Reduced -91.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.5k $520.8k | Added +14.3k |
| Carlson Capital, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 108.3k $492.7k | Added +3.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.5k $471.1k | Added +29.1k |