PRECIGEN INC PGEN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 74017N105
Company in Blacksburg, United States
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersGermantown, MD
- Founded1998
- Websiteprecigen.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 ($54.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 255.5m as of 2023-07-31, 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 ≈ $1.15. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($111.3k notional), 4 hold puts ($99.7k).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 165 |
| Q4 2022 | 162 |
| Q1 2023 | 158 |
| Q2 2023 | 139 |
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 | 61 | 76 |
| Q1 2023 | 85 | 53 |
| Q2 2023 | 43 | 78 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $880.0k | $387.0k | 0.44 |
| Q4 2022 | $572.9k | $262.8k | 0.46 |
| Q1 2023 | $124.3k | $233.8k | 1.88 |
| Q2 2023 | $111.3k | $99.7k | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| Patient Capital Management, LLC | Added | +9.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +784.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +374.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +238.5k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | Added | +199.9k |
| EMFO, LLC | New | +180.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +126.9k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC | New | +107.7k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | New | +80.1k |
| SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC | Added | +70.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Miller Value Partners, LLC | Sold out | -9.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -707.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -660.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -547.1k |
| Swiss National Bank | Sold out | -325.0k |
| CAAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -288.2k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | Sold out | -272.7k |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT | Reduced | -235.8k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -219.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $50.1k43.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $20.2k19.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $18.2k15.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.9k11.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.0k8.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $58.0k51.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $32.9k28.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $8.9k7.7k 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 |
|---|---|
KIRK RANDAL J
13D · may seek influence
-2.2 pts · filed 2026-03-31
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: The information set forth in Items 3 and 6 is incorporated herein by reference. The Selling Entities sold a total of 4,772,781 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions on March 30, 2026, for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $15,581,221. Full filing |
35.9% |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution -3.4 pts · filed 2026-02-13 | 10.2% |
| Miller William H III 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-09-23 | 9.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Merck KGaA (4.9%, 2026-08-07), Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (1.9%, 2026-05-15)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2 | $3.7m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $149.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $257.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $51.2k | 1 | $115.0k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 5 | $20.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 11.2m $12.9m | Added +9.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4m $11.9m | Added +784.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8m $7.8m | Added +126.9k |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.3m $3.8m | Reduced -235.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $3.3m | Added +238.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $3.0m | Added +374.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.7m | Reduced -707.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.6m | Reduced -660.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.4m | Reduced -9.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.3m | Reduced -62.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.3m | Added +63.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.2m | Unchanged |
| MSD Partners, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 960.0k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 940.4k $1.1m | Added +28.1k |
| GMT Capital Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 668.8k $769.2k | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 602.7k $693.2k | Reduced -156.7k |
| First Washington CORP 0.30% of their portfolio | 593.0k $681.9k | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 582.5k $669.9k | Reduced -101.1k |
| Fore Capital, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 490.0k $563.5k | Unchanged |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 466.8k $536.0k | Added +199.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 432.7k $497.6k | Added +53.1k |
| SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 325.0k $373.8k | Added +70.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.9k $358.7k | Reduced -7.4k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 263.0k $302.5k | Reduced -151.7k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 236.8k $272.3k | Added +3.5k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.5k $261.6k | Added +2.8k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.8k $258.5k | Unchanged |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.3k $245.3k | Reduced -219.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.6k $239.9k | Added +45.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.5k $231.7k | Reduced -197.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.7k $230.8k | Added +25.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.5k $221.4k | Reduced -1.1m |
| EMFO, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 180.0k $207.0k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.9k $201.1k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.4k $196.0k | Reduced -20.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.0k $180.6k | Reduced -16.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.8k $164.3k | Reduced -212.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.0k $140.4k | Added +28.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.7k $123.8k | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.1k $113.5k | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.0k $121.9k | Reduced -162.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.9k $120.7k | Added +30.7k |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.5k $120.2k | Unchanged |
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.1k $119.7k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.0k $119.6k | Reduced -84.5k |
| LexAurum Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 102.0k $117.3k | Reduced -2.0k |
| VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 87.7k $100.8k | Added +28.5k |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.9k $98.8k | Unchanged |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.1k $92.1k | New |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.0k $89.6k | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.9k $84.0k | Reduced -1.7k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.5k $87.0k | Added +8.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.7k $84.7k | Reduced -59.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.5k $82.2k | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $77.8k | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $76.1k | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 66.1k $76.0k | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.3k $75.1k | Added +16.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $74.8k | Added +6.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.7k $73.3k | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $69.0k | Reduced -3.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $67.3k | Reduced -13.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $65.8k | Reduced -20.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $64.5k | Added +9.5k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $63.0k | Reduced -28.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $60.1k | Added +47.9k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.6k $58.2k | Added +1.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $57.0k | Reduced -100.4k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $57.6k | Reduced -3.1k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.0k $58.0k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.9k $56.2k | Reduced -34.6k |
| Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.0k $54.0k | Unchanged |
| CHIRON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 45.9k $52.8k | Reduced -744 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.9k $51.7k | Reduced -132.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $51.3k | Added +10.2k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.4k $51.1k | Unchanged |
| GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC / NC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.4k $51.1k | Unchanged |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.2k $49.7k | Added +4.1k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.2k $49.7k | Added +4.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $49.6k | Added +850 |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $49.0k | Unchanged |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.6k $47.9k | Reduced -3.6k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $47.0k | Reduced -4.7k |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $44.2k | Unchanged |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $41.5k | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $39.2k | Added +2.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $36.0k | Reduced -99.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.0k $35.6k | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $28.6k | Reduced -547.1k |
| LMG Wealth Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.0k $27.6k | Reduced -448 |
| CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.0k $23.0k | New |
| STONERIDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.4k $20.0k | Unchanged |
| Wellington Shields & Co., LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $19.6k | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $19.0k | Unchanged |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $19.0k | Unchanged |
| Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.5k $19.0k | Unchanged |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $18.0k | Added +100 |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $17.2k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $17.0k | Added +5.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $16.0k | Added +50 |