KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES INC KZR
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 49372L209
* 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. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $3.90. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($61.6k notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 44 |
| Q1 2025 | 42 |
| Q2 2025 | 41 |
| Q3 2025 | 39 |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 42 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| Q2 2025 | 13 | 12 |
| Q3 2025 | 13 | 12 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $83.8k | $9.4k | 0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $57.6k | $1.0k | 0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $1.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | $61.6k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| Stonepine Capital Management, LLC | Added | +213.3k |
| BML Capital Management, LLC | Added | +85.6k |
| BLUEFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +33.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +28.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +18.2k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | New | +13.0k |
| Peapod Lane Capital LLC | Added | +10.7k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | Added | +1.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +432 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +383 |
Biggest sellers
| Avidity Partners Management LP | Sold out | -502.6k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. | Sold out | -58.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -25.7k |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -22.4k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -13.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -8.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -6.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -873 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -380 |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $61.2k15.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $390100 shares |
Biggest puts
| None |
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.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Baselake Partners, LP (0.0%, 2026-05-28), TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (0.0%, 2026-05-13), Stonepine Capital Management, LLC (2.1%, 2026-02-13)
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BML Capital Management, LLC 2.59% of their portfolio | 720.8k $2.8m | Added +85.6k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 720.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 716.8k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Stonepine Capital Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 383.2k $1.5m | Added +213.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 268.2k $1.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.7k $751.5k | Unchanged |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.5k $519.0k | Unchanged |
| Peapod Lane Capital LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 125.8k $490.5k | Added +10.7k |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 125.0k $487.4k | Reduced -22.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.9k $452.0k | Added +28.6k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 106.9k $416.9k | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.1k $382.6k | Added +432 |
| QIMING U.S. VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 82.9k $323.2k | Unchanged |
| Shay Capital LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 67.7k $263.9k | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.5k $255.5k | Added +383 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.3k $211.6k | Reduced -380 |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $159.9k | Unchanged |
| BLUEFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 33.6k $131.1k | New |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.3k $110.2k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.7k $92.4k | Reduced -1.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $90.6k | Reduced -6.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $82.3k | Unchanged |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9k $81.5k | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $71.1k | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $54.4k | Unchanged |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $50.9k | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.7k $34.1k | Reduced -13.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $30.5k | Reduced -873 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $22.8k | Added +100 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $4.6k | Added +1.0k |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $3.9k | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 418 $1.6k | Added +209 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 356 $1.4k | Added +315 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 121 $472 | Reduced -59 |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100 $390 | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 96 $374 | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 90 $323 | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51 $199 | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $4 | Unchanged |