PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
COM · CUSIP 720795103
50
institutional holders
-11 vs Q1 2023
48.6m
shares reported held*
$8.0mreported value*
6 new
8 added
17 reduced
17 sold out
net bought ≈ $2.4m (+14.2m shares)
* 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 ≈ $0.17. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($21.5k notional), 3 hold puts ($712).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 65 |
| Q4 2022 | 64 |
| Q1 2023 | 61 |
| Q2 2023 | 50 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Bought or addedCut or sold out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 21 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | 18 | 29 |
| Q2 2023 | 14 | 34 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
CallsPuts
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $126.0k | $18.0k | 0.14 |
| Q4 2022 | $88.1k | $20.9k | 0.24 |
| Q1 2023 | $107.4k | $19.8k | 0.18 |
| Q2 2023 | $21.5k | $712 | 0.03 |
Biggest buyers
| BVF INC/IL | Added | +15.5m |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP | Added | +6.3m |
| Lynx1 Capital Management LP | Added | +2.7m |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +961.3k |
| CM Management, LLC | New | +550.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +33.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +13.7k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | Added | +11.0k |
| Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft | New | +10.5k |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | +10.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -4.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| Aquilo Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -975.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -478.9k |
| Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc. | Sold out | -377.5k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Sold out | -351.8k |
| Sigma Planning Corp | Reduced | -324.4k |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -306.9k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -259.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.3k116.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.0k16.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $2321.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7124.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $0200 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.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BVF INC/IL 0.10% of their portfolio | 20.6m $3.4m | Added +15.5m |
| Lynx1 Capital Management LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.6m | Added +2.7m |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1m | Added +6.3m |
| Aquilo Capital Management, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.3m $546.7k | Reduced -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $330.6k | Reduced -2.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $173.1k | Reduced -170.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $171.4k | Unchanged |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 961.3k $159.1k | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 663.4k $109.8k | Added +33.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 584.0k $96.0k | Reduced -46.7k |
| CM Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 550.0k $91.0k | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.5k $61.0k | Reduced -15.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.8k $36.9k | Reduced -1.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.8k $22.8k | Added +13.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.7k $17.7k | Reduced -213.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.6k $14.7k | Unchanged |
| Annandale Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $10.0k | Reduced -5.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.3k $10.0k | Reduced -189.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.7k $7.6k | Reduced -259.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $6.6k | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.7k $5.9k | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $5.0k | Unchanged |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $5.0k | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $4.3k | Reduced -324.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $4.1k | Reduced -24.2k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $4.1k | Added +11.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $3.5k | Reduced -2.4k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $3.3k | Unchanged |
| WEALTH EFFECTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7k $2.8k | Reduced -5.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $2.7k | Unchanged |
| Orange Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $2.3k | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $2.0k | Added +200 |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $1.7k | Unchanged |
| Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $1.3k | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $1.7k | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $1.7k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $1.7k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $1.4k | Reduced -21.9k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $1.1k | Reduced -11.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $968 | Reduced -32.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6k $920 | Added +71 |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5k $0 | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $0 | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9k $309 | New |
| Truvestments Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $185 | Unchanged |
| Tower View Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $0 | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 516 $85 | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 350 $58 | Unchanged |
| NewSquare Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110 $18 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |