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 ($1.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 76.6m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $20.59. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($3.1m notional), 7 hold puts ($1.3m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 175 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 81 | 80 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $200.7k | $892.2k | 4.45 |
| Q4 2023 | $987.2k | $423.5k | 0.43 |
| Q1 2024 | $19.8m | $3.6m | 0.18 |
| Q2 2024 | $3.1m | $1.3m | 0.42 |
Biggest buyers
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | Added | +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +994.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +577.7k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP | New | +384.8k |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | Added | +323.3k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +302.0k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Added | +255.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +252.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | New | +182.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +143.2k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| BVF INC/IL | Reduced | -704.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -551.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -468.8k |
| Prosight Management, LP | Reduced | -330.1k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Reduced | -308.5k |
| Logos Global Management LP | Sold out | -300.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -238.6k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -186.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.7m80.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $514.8k25.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $455.0k22.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $249.1k12.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $144.1k7.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $57.0k2.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $53.5k2.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $665.1k32.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $306.8k14.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $232.7k11.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $92.7k4.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.0k300 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.1k100 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $57.9k | $57.9k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-20 | Bair Teresa Brophy Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $57.9k2.6k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 5.94% of their portfolio | 7.1m $145.6m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0m $143.4m | Added +66.4k |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 3.66% of their portfolio | 5.8m $119.6m | Unchanged |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1.85% of their portfolio | 5.4m $111.4m | Unchanged |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 3.58% of their portfolio | 4.5m $93.5m | Added +1.4m |
| BVF INC/IL 2.36% of their portfolio | 4.1m $84.0m | Reduced -704.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $83.2m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 3.5m $72.9m | Reduced -308.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $59.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.7m $55.4m | Added +252.0k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $48.4m | Added +302.0k |
| Foresite Capital Management IV, LLC 25.59% of their portfolio | 1.8m $38.1m | Unchanged |
| Artal Group S.A. 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.8m $37.5m | Reduced -100.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $35.8m | Added +31.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $35.7m | Added +577.7k |
| Commodore Capital LP 2.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.8m | Added +68.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.2m | Reduced -10.0k |
| TCG Crossover Management, LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.3m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $27.4m | Reduced -2.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.9m | Added +994.7k |
| Boxer Capital, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.6m | Unchanged |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 906.5k $18.7m | Added +255.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 894.6k $18.4m | Reduced -468.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 831.9k $17.1m | Added +46.0k |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. 1.07% of their portfolio | 825.2k $17.0m | Added +323.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 812.3k $16.7m | Reduced -56.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 663.6k $13.7m | Reduced -30.7k |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 650.0k $13.4m | Reduced -80.5k |
| Prosight Management, LP 3.88% of their portfolio | 629.9k $13.0m | Reduced -330.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 610.8k $12.6m | Added +12.1k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 2.05% of their portfolio | 610.8k $12.6m | Unchanged |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 423.5k $8.7m | Added +10.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 402.6k $8.3m | Reduced -78.1k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 384.8k $7.9m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.7k $7.7m | Reduced -14.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 339.5k $7.0m | Reduced -148.7k |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC 3.76% of their portfolio | 306.8k $6.3m | Reduced -58.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.3k $5.6m | Added +94.6k |
| ALETHEA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.15% of their portfolio | 265.9k $5.5m | Added +6.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.1k $5.4m | Added +51.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 260.8k $5.4m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.9k $5.3m | Added +11.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.2k $4.7m | Reduced -84.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.4k $4.5m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 190.0k $3.9m | Reduced -171.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.6k $3.8m | New |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.33% of their portfolio | 166.5k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| ACUTA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 163.0k $3.4m | Added +73.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 143.2k $2.9m | New |
| Exome Asset Management LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 131.7k $2.7m | New |
| Propel Bio Management, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 130.0k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 127.6k $2.6m | Reduced -54.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.1k $2.6m | Added +38.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.6k $2.6m | Reduced -186.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.2k $2.5m | Reduced -119.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.7k $2.4m | Added +28.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.2k $2.1m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 102.9k $2.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.3k $2.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.2k $1.9m | Reduced -69.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.8k $1.9m | Reduced -135.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.9k $1.8m | Added +26.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.7k $1.7m | Added +58.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.9k $1.7m | Reduced -23.0k |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 80.0k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.5k $1.6m | Added +54.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.1k $1.5m | Reduced -8.2k |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 72.7k $1.5m | Reduced -120 |
| Eversept Partners, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 72.3k $1.5m | New |
| Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 70.1k $1.4m | Added +1.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.5k $1.4m | Added +3.8k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.4k $1.2m | Added +5.7k |
| Artia Global Partners LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 57.2k $1.2m | Added +17.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.7k $1.1m | Added +2.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.1k $1.1m | Added +35.4k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $1.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.8k $923.4k | Added +10.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $903.1k | Reduced -551.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.7k $899.0k | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.6k $877.4k | Reduced -66.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.1k $865.9k | Added +4.7k |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.9k $862.2k | Reduced -4.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $833.1k | First filing |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $803.2k | First filing |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 38.8k $799.0k | Added +7.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $793.5k | Added +2.0k |
| BANTAMAC CAPITAL, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 38.2k $786.1k | Reduced -22.9k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.1k $783.9k | Reduced -7.5k |
| SUPERSTRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 36.2k $746.2k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.5k $689.2k | Added +234 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.3k $686.3k | Reduced -238.6k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.7k $673.7k | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.7k $652.6k | Added +541 |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 30.2k $621.5k | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.3k $540.8k | New |