ARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC SPRY
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 82835W108
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded2016
- Websitesilverbacktx.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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 95.6m as of 2023-08-07, 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 ≈ $6.70. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($7.9m notional), 8 hold puts ($3.2m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 61 |
| Q4 2022 | 74 |
| Q1 2023 | 91 |
| Q2 2023 | 94 |
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 | 47 | 26 |
| Q1 2023 | 61 | 26 |
| Q2 2023 | 64 | 46 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.8m | $933.0k | 0.25 |
| Q4 2022 | $6.8m | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q1 2023 | $5.9m | $1.0m | 0.17 |
| Q2 2023 | $7.9m | $3.2m | 0.41 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +950.0k |
| Sio Capital Management, LLC | New | +542.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +479.8k |
| SECTORAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +462.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +309.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +250.0k |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | New | +180.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +175.6k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +174.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -5.5m |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Reduced | -681.5k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | Reduced | -480.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -257.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -234.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -183.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -161.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -135.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -111.6k |
Biggest calls
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. | Added | $4.7m699.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.7m398.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $268.0k40.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $160.0k24.0k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $128.0k19.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. | Added | $1.8m264.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $502.5k75.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $269.0k40.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $217.8k32.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $217.1k32.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $155.4k23.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $84.4k12.6k 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 |
|---|---|
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-10-01
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On September 29, 2025, the Issuer and certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Issuer who may become a party thereto from time to time, as guarantors (the "Guarantors"), and ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, as the borrower (the "Borrower" and, collectively with the Guarantors, the "Credit Parties"), entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with RA Capital Agency Services, LLC (as the "Administrative Agent" and as the "Collateral Agent"), and affiliates of OMERS Administration Corporation and RA Capital, as lenders, and such other lenders from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders"), providing for up to $250.0 million of term loans from the Lenders to the Borrower (… Full filing |
11.1% |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 13G · institution +1.8 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 8.1% |
| Flynn James E 13D · may seek influence -1.0 pts · filed 2025-08-01 | 7.8% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +0.3 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC (2.5%, 2026-07-14)
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 | 1 | $17.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $51.5k | 1 | $201.0k | $201.0k |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-02 | Shawver Laura Director | Sold plan | $187.2k26.9k shares |
| 2023-06-01 | Shawver Laura Director | Sold plan | $496.8k73.1k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Shawver Laura Director | Sold plan | $227.8k42.9k shares |
| 2023-05-08 | Shawver Laura Director | Sold plan | $351.7k57.1k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1.58% of their portfolio | 11.1m $74.2m | Unchanged |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 8.7m $58.6m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $31.3m | Reduced -5.5m |
| SR One Capital Management, LP 11.59% of their portfolio | 4.0m $26.9m | Unchanged |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.0m $20.2m | Unchanged |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 2.8m $18.8m | Reduced -681.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $15.1m | Added +1.1m |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $13.4m | Unchanged |
| Nextech Invest Ltd. 4.35% of their portfolio | 1.9m $12.8m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $12.4m | Added +147.6k |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. 2.71% of their portfolio | 1.3m $8.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| SECTORAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $8.4m | Added +462.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.0m | Added +950.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 670.1k $4.5m | Added +70.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 653.6k $4.4m | Added +250.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 591.8k $4.0m | Added +479.8k |
| Sio Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 542.6k $3.6m | New |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 463.7k $3.1m | Added +159.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 438.6k $2.9m | Added +309.4k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 409.5k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 393.6k $2.6m | Added +59.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 344.0k $2.3m | Added +174.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.3k $2.0m | Reduced -26.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.2k $1.9m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 275.0k $1.8m | Reduced -480.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.1k $1.6m | Added +89.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.7k $1.5m | Added +158.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.8k $1.5m | Added +6.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.3k $1.5m | Added +175.6k |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 180.1k $1.2m | New |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 169.1k $1.1m | Added +28.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.4k $1.0m | Reduced -161.6k |
| Resolute Capital Asset Partners LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 140.0k $938.0k | Added +20.0k |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 133.5k $894.6k | Reduced -74.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.2k $825.1k | Reduced -73.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.9k $749.7k | Added +73.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.6k $653.9k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $568.2k | Added +71.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.3k $551.4k | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.9k $515.2k | Added +61.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.6k $500.0k | Added +35.2k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 73.4k $491.8k | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.6k $479.8k | Added +55.4k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.7k $466.7k | New |
| SHELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.3k $438.0k | New |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 61.1k $409.4k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.7k $406.5k | Reduced -38.9k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.2k $403.3k | New |
| Eversept Partners, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.8k $326.9k | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $310.7k | Added +7.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.3k $276.6k | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $268.0k | Reduced -10.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $253.9k | Reduced -257.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $231.0k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.4k $230.7k | New |
| FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.2k $229.5k | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $221.0k | New |
| Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.2k $215.6k | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $213.7k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $177.1k | Added +1.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $173.1k | Reduced -111.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $167.4k | Reduced -39.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $166.0k | New |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.0k $154.0k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $151.0k | Added +19.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $146.7k | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $141.0k | Added +10.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $137.1k | Reduced -15.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $133.8k | Reduced -33.4k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $133.6k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $111.0k | Added +4.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $109.1k | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $104.5k | New |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.8k $99.0k | Added +2.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $92.4k | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $85.6k | Reduced -234.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $82.6k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $78.2k | New |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $71.1k | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $69.0k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $63.7k | Added +9.3k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $63.7k | Reduced -198 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $46.0k | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3k $42.5k | Added +3.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6k $24.0k | Added +3.6k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $18.0k | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $13.4k | New |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/NY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $9.6k | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $8.7k | Added +100 |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $8.3k | Reduced -28 |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 367 $2.0k | Unchanged |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112 $750 | New |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | New |