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 ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.5m as of 2025-07-24, 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 ≈ $42.54. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.0m notional), 4 hold puts ($335.9k).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 269 |
| Q4 2024 | 279 |
| Q1 2025 | 278 |
| Q2 2025 | 274 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 104 | 94 |
| Q4 2023 | 85 | 112 |
| Q1 2024 | 129 | 107 |
| Q2 2024 | 129 | 121 |
| Q3 2024 | 131 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 138 | 115 |
| Q1 2025 | 141 | 120 |
| Q2 2025 | 161 | 105 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $5.9m | $996.9k | 0.17 |
| Q4 2024 | $6.3m | $7.5m | 1.19 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1m | $298.6k | 0.14 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.0m | $335.9k | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.2m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +610.0k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +419.2k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +402.0k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +383.5k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Added | +265.6k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | New | +228.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +211.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | New | +209.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +199.2k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -403.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -280.7k |
| CW Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -182.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -151.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -129.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -123.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -121.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -99.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -70.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $634.0k14.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $536.1k12.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $365.9k8.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $306.4k7.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $136.0k3.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $327.6k7.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $4.3k100 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $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 2025
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 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $7.3m | $7.3m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $5.4m | $5.3m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 9 | $5.2m | $5.2m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.9m | $3.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Hopper Jonathan Mark Chief Medical Officer | Sold plan | $400.9k10.0k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $584.0k14.1k shares |
| 2025-05-14 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $594.1k14.1k shares |
| 2025-05-07 | MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F Director | Sold plan | $279.9k7.0k shares |
| 2025-04-10 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.0m24.9k shares |
| 2025-04-09 | Colangelo Dominick President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.0m24.9k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.6m $322.5m | Reduced -403.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $151.6m | Added +70.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.48% of their portfolio | 2.8m $119.7m | Reduced -70.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $105.3m | Added +174.3k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 2.5m $104.8m | Added +402.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $103.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $89.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $84.8m | Reduced -280.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.9m | Added +419.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.7m $74.1m | Added +265.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.2m | Reduced -17.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.8m | Added +38.8k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.4m | Reduced -123.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.7m | Reduced -48.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.6m | Reduced -36.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.9m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 997.3k $42.4m | Added +383.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 890.5k $37.9m | Added +28.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 859.5k $35.8m | Added +610.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 853.7k $36.3m | Added +199.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 773.7k $32.9m | Added +6.3k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 743.4k $31.6m | Added +90.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 669.3k $28.5m | Added +6.4k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 668.6k $28.5m | Added +86.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 561.3k $23.9m | Added +3.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 468.0k $19.9m | Reduced -99.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 467.4k $19.9m | Added +17.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.3k $18.8m | Reduced -151.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 438.2k $18.6m | Added +81.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 432.4k $18.4m | Added +73.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 399.0k $17.0m | Added +170.0k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 393.5k $16.7m | Added +42.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.1k $15.5m | Added +9.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 337.2k $14.3m | Added +64.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 332.2k $14.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 316.3k $13.5m | Reduced -127 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.9k $12.9m | Added +3.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.3k $11.8m | Added +13.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.5k $11.3m | Reduced -49.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.8k $10.6m | Reduced -20.4k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 242.8k $10.3m | Added +51.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.8k $10.3m | Reduced -129.7k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 228.3k $9.7m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.6k $9.7m | Added +23.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.9k $9.5m | Added +26.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.0k $9.4m | Added +164.6k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 211.4k $9.0m | New |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 209.2k $8.9m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 204.1k $8.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Kopp Family Office, LLC 4.75% of their portfolio | 172.7k $7.3m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 171.6k $7.3m | Added +15.2k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 168.4k $7.2m | Added +9.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.6k $7.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.9k $6.9m | Added +39.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.8k $6.8m | Added +67.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.0k $6.2m | Added +6.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.2k $5.9m | Added +914 |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.83% of their portfolio | 138.3k $5.9m | Added +36.2k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 135.1k $5.7m | Added +60.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.9k $5.1m | Added +33.0k |
| First Washington CORP 1.52% of their portfolio | 111.1k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.0k $4.7m | Added +363 |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.09% of their portfolio | 109.7k $4.7m | Added +88.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.7k $4.5m | Reduced -23.2k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 98.6k $4.2m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.7k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.8k $4.0m | Added +23.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.7k $4.0m | Added +16.1k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 87.3k $3.7m | Added +38.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.5k $3.7m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.4k $3.7m | Reduced -23.7k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 83.2k $3.5m | Added +21.5k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 79.9k $3.4m | Added +40.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.0k $3.3m | Reduced -20.6k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 68.2k $2.9m | Added +48.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.5k $2.7m | Reduced -7.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.3k $2.6m | Added +599 |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $2.5m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 0.31% of their portfolio | 58.0k $2.5m | New |
| ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.3m | Added +3.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.3m | Reduced -385 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.0k $2.3m | Added +496 |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 53.0k $2.3m | Added +5.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $2.7m | Added +4.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $2.2m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 51.0k $2.2m | New |
| SCHOLTZ & COMPANY, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 50.6k $2.2m | Added +454 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.4k $2.1m | Added +100 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.5k $2.0m | Reduced -207 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.8k $1.9m | Added +1.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $1.9m | Added +382 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $1.9m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 43.7k $1.9m | Reduced -240 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $1.9m | Added +42.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $1.8m | Added +4.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.4k $1.8m | Reduced -52.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.8k $1.6m | Added +7.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.4k $1.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.5m | New |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.8k $1.5m | Reduced -895 |