KURA ONCOLOGY INC KURA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 50127T109
Company in La Jolla, United States
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded2014
- Websitekuraoncology.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 ($1.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 76.2m as of 2024-04-26, 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 ≈ $21.32. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($19.8m notional), 7 hold puts ($3.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 148 |
| Q4 2022 | 142 |
| Q1 2023 | 142 |
| Q2 2023 | 149 |
| Q3 2023 | 135 |
| Q4 2023 | 141 |
| Q1 2024 | 166 |
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 | 65 | 72 |
| Q1 2023 | 64 | 56 |
| Q2 2023 | 78 | 65 |
| Q3 2023 | 73 | 58 |
| Q4 2023 | 68 | 58 |
| Q1 2024 | 95 | 62 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $7.0m | $1.5m | 0.21 |
| Q3 2023 | $200.7k | $892.2k | 4.45 |
| Q4 2023 | $987.2k | $423.5k | 0.43 |
| Q1 2024 | $19.8m | $3.6m | 0.18 |
Biggest buyers
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | Added | +1.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.3m |
| Boxer Capital, LLC | New | +1.0m |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Added | +870.0k |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC | Added | +539.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +530.2k |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC | New | +365.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +355.7k |
| Logos Global Management LP | New | +300.0k |
Biggest sellers
| BVF INC/IL | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -638.3k |
| ACUTA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | Reduced | -611.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -416.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -321.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -270.7k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -176.0k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -113.7k |
Biggest calls
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC | New | $14.9m700.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $2.2m101.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.7m80.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $366.9k17.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $209.0k9.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $206.9k9.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $159.0k7.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $46.9k2.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $23.5k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.6m75.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $857.5k40.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $411.7k19.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $379.7k17.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $238.0k11.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $93.9k4.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND L P 13G · passive investor +2.5 pts · filed 2025-11-14 | 10.0% |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 13G · passive investor +0.3 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 9.7% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 8.9% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-09 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC (4.2%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $32.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $201.3k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $575.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-30 | DALE STEPHEN Chief Medical Officer | Sold | $104.0k4.8k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | DALE STEPHEN Chief Medical Officer | Sold | $127.4k7.2k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | DOYLE THOMAS JAMES SVP, Finance & Accounting | Sold | $41.3k2.3k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | Bair Teresa Brophy Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $36.5k2.1k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | FORD KATHLEEN Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $26.6k1.5k shares |
| 2024-01-24 | WILSON TROY EDWARD President and CEO, director | Sold | $1.8m91.1k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 6.36% of their portfolio | 7.1m $150.8m | Added +123.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9m $147.2m | Reduced -416.3k |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 3.14% of their portfolio | 5.8m $123.9m | Unchanged |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $115.4m | Added +98.8k |
| BVF INC/IL 2.81% of their portfolio | 4.8m $102.1m | Reduced -2.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $89.6m | Added +1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $86.9m | Added +1.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $86.7m | Added +28.2k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 3.9m $82.1m | Added +870.0k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 2.35% of their portfolio | 3.1m $66.9m | Added +1.9m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.4m $52.0m | Unchanged |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $43.7m | Reduced -176.0k |
| Artal Group S.A. 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $41.0m | Added +151.8k |
| Foresite Capital Management IV, LLC 19.94% of their portfolio | 1.8m $39.5m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $36.4m | Added +51.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $33.6m | Added +221.6k |
| Commodore Capital LP 2.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $32.5m | Added +276.9k |
| TCG Crossover Management, LLC 2.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $30.4m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.1m | Reduced -638.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.6m | Unchanged |
| Boxer Capital, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $21.3m | New |
| Prosight Management, LP 5.70% of their portfolio | 960.0k $20.5m | Added +10.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 868.8k $18.5m | Reduced -77.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 785.9k $16.8m | Added +254.3k |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 2.53% of their portfolio | 730.5k $15.6m | Added +539.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 694.3k $14.8m | Reduced -15.5k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 651.4k $13.9m | Added +110.0k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 2.11% of their portfolio | 610.8k $13.0m | Reduced -92.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 598.7k $12.8m | Added +18.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 594.9k $12.7m | Added +530.2k |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. 0.63% of their portfolio | 501.9k $10.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 488.2k $10.4m | Added +355.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 480.6k $10.3m | Reduced -270.7k |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 412.7k $8.8m | Reduced -80.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 389.9k $8.3m | Added +184.3k |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC 4.33% of their portfolio | 365.0k $7.8m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 361.8k $7.7m | Reduced -103.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.1k $6.7m | Added +244.9k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 311.3k $6.6m | Added +160.0k |
| Logos Global Management LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 300.0k $6.4m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 279.6k $6.0m | Reduced -53.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.9k $5.8m | Added +203.7k |
| ALETHEA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.50% of their portfolio | 259.6k $5.5m | Reduced -90.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.7k $5.2m | Reduced -16.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.2k $5.1m | Reduced -37.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.8k $4.8m | Added +23.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.3k $4.8m | Reduced -488 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.2k $4.5m | Added +10.8k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 181.7k $3.9m | Added +54.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.7k $3.8m | New |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.34% of their portfolio | 166.5k $3.6m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.1k $3.5m | Added +63.8k |
| Propel Bio Management, LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 130.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.6k $2.4m | Added +1.5k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 109.9k $2.3m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 109.2k $2.3m | Added +84.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.2k $2.3m | Added +41.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.9k $2.2m | Reduced -103.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.1m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.3k $2.0m | Added +129 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| ACUTA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 90.0k $1.9m | Reduced -611.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.8m | Added +4.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.5k $1.8m | Added +64.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $1.8m | Added +4.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.3k $1.8m | Added +37.7k |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 80.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 72.9k $1.6m | Reduced -28.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.5k $1.5m | Added +3.3k |
| Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 68.5k $1.5m | Added +13.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.7k $1.4m | Added +199 |
| BANTAMAC CAPITAL, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 61.1k $1.3m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.6k $1.3m | Reduced -33.6k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 59.0k $1.3m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $1.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $1.1m | New |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $1.1m | Added +3.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.9k $1.1m | Reduced -668 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $1.1m | Reduced -42.3k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.7k $1.0m | Added +23.1k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.2k $1.0m | New |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.8k $998.0k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.6k $972.5k | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $610.7k | Added +4.7k |
| Artia Global Partners LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 39.5k $842.1k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.3k $796.3k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $779.8k | Added +8.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $758.2k | Reduced -53.3k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $741.8k | Reduced -299 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.4k $733.2k | Reduced -22.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $709.0k | Reduced -321.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $664.5k | Reduced -555 |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 30.9k $659.0k | New |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 30.2k $643.8k | New |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.5k $630.2k | Reduced -59.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $559.8k | Added +2.7k |
| MYDA Advisors LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 26.0k $554.6k | Added +1.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $538.2k | Added +2 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.8k $506.7k | New |