Wasatch Advisors, an employee-owned investment manager, published its ‘Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund’ third-quarter 2020 Investor Letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 11.62% was recorded by the fund for the Q3 of 2020, above its Russel Microcap benchmark that returned 3.69%. You can view the fund’s top 10 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
Wasatch Advisors, in their Q3 2020 Investor Letter said that BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS) was a robust performer even if it is only new to the firm. BioLife Solutions, Inc. is a company that manufactures healthcare products that currently has a $1.3 billion market cap. For the past 3 months, BLFS delivered a 46.07% return and settled at $41.12 per share at the closing of January 19th.
Here is what Wasatch Advisors has to say about BioLife Solutions, Inc. in their Investor Letter:
“A significant purchase during the quarter was BioLife Solutions, Inc. (BLFS). BioLife Solutions was not only one of our newer holdings, it was also a strong performer for the quarter. The company provides proprietary biopreservation products used in cell therapy, gene therapy and regenerative medicine. BioLife’s flagship product, CryoStor,® has garnered increased attention from investors because of its
potential use in coronavirus vaccines requiring storage at very cold temperatures. In addition, the company offers thawing products, a cold-chain transport system and high-capacity freezers—all of which also have applications to the prospective distribution programs of certain vaccine candidates for Covid-19.”
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Last December 2020, we published an article telling that BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS) was in 13 hedge fund portfolios. Its all time high statistics is 15. BLFS delivered a huge 170.53% return in the past 12 months.
As of September 2020, Wasatch Advisors had a 1.7 million share position in BLFS that amounted to $49.6 million. However, our calculations showed that BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS) does not belong to the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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