VERICEL CORP VCEL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92346J108
American biopharmaceutical company
* 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 ($3.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 49.0m as of 2024-07-24, 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 ≈ $45.88. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($5.6m notional), 4 hold puts ($1.9m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 181 |
| Q4 2022 | 178 |
| Q1 2023 | 202 |
| Q2 2023 | 203 |
| Q3 2023 | 215 |
| Q4 2023 | 228 |
| Q1 2024 | 258 |
| Q2 2024 | 262 |
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 | 74 | 95 |
| Q1 2023 | 109 | 77 |
| Q2 2023 | 103 | 102 |
| Q3 2023 | 104 | 94 |
| Q4 2023 | 85 | 112 |
| Q1 2024 | 129 | 107 |
| Q2 2024 | 129 | 121 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $3.3m | $596.6k | 0.18 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7m | $903.9k | 0.54 |
| Q1 2024 | $9.5m | $6.7m | 0.71 |
| Q2 2024 | $5.6m | $1.9m | 0.35 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.3m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +241.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +217.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +207.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +182.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +166.2k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Added | +135.4k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | New | +113.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +103.8k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Added | +103.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -919.4k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -805.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -729.9k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -534.3k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -289.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -273.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -132.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -106.2k |
| Kent Lake Capital LLC | Reduced | -100.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -97.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.3m50.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8m39.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.3m27.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $160.0k3.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8m39.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $100.9k2.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $4.0k100 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 15.1% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-11-10 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Soleus Capital Master Fund, L.P. (2.8%, 2026-08-13), 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 | $8.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $108.0k | $108.0k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $38.8k | $38.8k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $2.8m | $2.5m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.0m | $5.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.0m | $6.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-24 | Flynn Sean C. Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $67.6k1.5k shares |
| 2024-06-21 | Flynn Sean C. Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $304.9k6.8k shares |
| 2024-06-20 | Flynn Sean C. Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $304.2k6.8k shares |
| 2024-06-13 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $754.2k17.5k shares |
| 2024-06-12 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $772.1k17.5k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Hopper Jonathan Mark Chief Medical Officer | Sold plan | $499.9k10.0k shares |
| 2024-05-16 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $837.4k17.5k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $869.2k17.5k shares |
| 2024-04-18 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $780.3k17.5k shares |
| 2024-04-17 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $813.2k17.5k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.1m $369.6m | Added +87.3k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.09% of their portfolio | 4.4m $202.6m | Reduced -534.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $158.0m | Added +31.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $114.0m | Reduced -729.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $107.8m | Added +241.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.0m $93.7m | Reduced -289.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $82.5m | Added +1.3m |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.6m | Added +30.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.5m | Added +80.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.2m | Added +32.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Reduced -42.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $47.3m | Added +10.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.2m | Reduced -75.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 959.3k $44.0m | Reduced -93.0k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.31% of their portfolio | 940.2k $43.1m | Added +103.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 908.1k $41.7m | Added +66.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 840.8k $38.6m | Added +217.4k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 801.4k $36.8m | Reduced -805.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 762.0k $35.0m | Added +182.4k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 684.3k $31.4m | Added +5.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 661.0k $30.3m | Added +19.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 611.1k $28.0m | Added +207.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.0k $23.5m | Reduced -97.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 511.3k $23.5m | Reduced -13.3k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 464.5k $21.3m | Added +5.9k |
| Kopp Family Office, LLC 13.03% of their portfolio | 457.7k $21.0m | Added +63 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.4k $20.9m | Reduced -919.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.04% of their portfolio | 449.1k $20.6m | Reduced -14.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.7k $19.7m | Added +2.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 420.6k $19.3m | Added +25.6k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 388.8k $17.8m | Reduced -10.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 381.1k $17.5m | Added +135.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 356.4k $16.4m | Added +12.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 343.7k $15.8m | Reduced -66.8k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 324.8k $14.9m | Reduced -22.5k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 261.2k $12.0m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.3k $11.3m | Reduced -273.4k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 192.5k $8.8m | Reduced -23.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.2k $8.6m | Added +166.2k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 184.3k $8.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 173.3k $7.9m | Added +47.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 162.7k $7.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.2k $7.3m | Added +6.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.5k $7.0m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.0k $7.0m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.6k $6.6m | Added +2.3k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 142.1k $6.5m | Added +11.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.3k $6.3m | Reduced -561 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.7k $6.2m | Added +1.6k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 135.0k $6.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| First Washington CORP 2.15% of their portfolio | 126.4k $5.8m | Added +2.4k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 126.3k $5.8m | Added +20.7k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 115.0k $5.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 113.9k $5.2m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.7k $5.0m | Added +53.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.9k $4.9m | Added +9.1k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 106.4k $4.9m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.8k $4.8m | New |
| Kent Lake Capital LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 100.0k $4.6m | Reduced -100.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.8k $4.6m | Reduced -34.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 92.3k $4.2m | Added +31.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.8k $4.2m | Added +55.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $4.1m | Added +900 |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 81.2k $3.7m | Added +905 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.5k $3.7m | Reduced -7.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 77.3k $3.5m | Added +4.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.1k $3.4m | Added +64.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.0k $3.4m | Reduced -27.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.1k $3.0m | Reduced -106.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.9k $3.0m | Added +1.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.5k $3.0m | Reduced -47.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $2.9m | Reduced -62.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $2.9m | Added +12.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.4k $2.8m | Added +3.0k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 59.7k $2.7m | Added +18.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.9k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.1k $2.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 53.9k $2.5m | Added +11.9k |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.43% of their portfolio | 53.6k $2.5m | Added +6.3k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 51.7k $2.4m | Added +141 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $2.3m | Reduced -500 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.6k $2.3m | Reduced -8.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.8k $2.2m | Reduced -608 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $2.1m | Reduced -17.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $2.1m | Reduced -420 |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.75% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.1m | Added +1.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.1m | Reduced -132.8k |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 43.0k $2.0m | Added +1.1k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 40.2k $1.8m | Added +27.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.8m | Added +10.4k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.8k $1.8m | New |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.7m | Added +3.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.6k $1.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $1.7m | Added +28.1k |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.6k $1.6m | Reduced -100 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $1.6m | New |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.5k $1.6m | Added +4.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $1.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| PERKINS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.35% of their portfolio | 31.2k $1.4m | Unchanged |