Vericel Ownership | Who Owns Vericel?

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Vericel Ownership Summary

Vericel is owned by 97.58% institutional investors, 1.95% insiders, and 0.46% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.76% of VCEL shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.09% of its assets in Vericel shares.

VCEL Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Vericel	97.58%	1.95%	0.46%
Sector	Healthcare Stocks	57.39%	9.93%	32.68%
Industry	Biotech Stocks	68.48%	9.65%	21.87%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	8.23M	16.76%	$451.73M
Blackrock	8.06M	16.55%	$369.65M
Vanguard group	3.49M	7.10%	$191.39M
Brown capital management	3.24M	6.59%	$177.67M
State street	2.48M	5.10%	$114.00M
Invesco	2.24M	4.56%	$122.90M
Fmr	2.13M	4.35%	$117.23M
Conestoga capital advisors	2.07M	4.22%	$113.63M
Congress asset management co /ma	1.45M	2.96%	$79.85M
Wellington management group llp	1.29M	2.63%	$70.77M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Kopp family office	269.52K	9.38%	$14.80M
Brown capital management	3.24M	4.12%	$177.67M
Next century growth investors	525.82K	2.16%	$28.87M
First washington	111.14K	2.16%	$6.10M
Kent lake capital	100.00K	2.07%	$4.59M
Summit creek advisors	324.76K	2.04%	$14.90M
Conestoga capital advisors	2.07M	1.51%	$113.63M
Perkins capital management	27.65K	1.35%	$1.52M
Scholtz & company	47.66K	1.25%	$2.62M
Geneva capital management	1.10M	1.05%	$60.39M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	1.29M	0.01%	701.06K
Champlain investment partners	623.44K	0.22%	623.44K
Raymond james financial	512.22K	0.01%	512.22K
William blair investment management	1.26M	0.17%	501.74K
Federated hermes	1.12M	0.14%	227.68K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Rtw investments, lp	-	-	-801.40K
State street	2.48M	0.01%	-729.88K
Brown capital management	3.24M	4.12%	-590.33K
Fmr	2.13M	0.01%	-237.84K
Allspring global investments	261.07K	0.02%	-143.79K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Champlain investment partners	623.44K	0.22%	623.44K	$34.23M
Raymond james financial	512.22K	0.01%	512.22K	$28.13M
Lord, abbett	112.79K	0.02%	112.79K	$6.19M
Soleus capital management	80.70K	0.28%	80.70K	$4.43M
Adage capital partners gp	71.80K	0.01%	71.80K	$3.94M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Tyler-stone wealth management	-2.00
Newbridge financial services group	-2.00
Global wealth strategies & associates	-2.00
Mendota financial group	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	240	-10.78%	47,898,924	-5.66%	97	0.91%	121	-7.63%	76	-16.48%
Sep 30, 2024	267	2.69%	50,397,598	-0.42%	102	0.95%	131	-	89	-1.11%
Jun 30, 2024	260	-0.76%	50,609,724	-1.55%	103	0.91%	131	-2.24%	90	3.45%
Mar 31, 2024	262	14.41%	51,407,238	-0.65%	106	0.90%	134	45.65%	87	-7.45%
Dec 31, 2023	229	7.51%	51,743,276	0.53%	108	0.93%	92	-14.02%	94	27.03%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	3.05M	6.09%	1.90K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.56M	3.13%	1.18K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.52M	3.04%	1.84K
Conestoga Small Cap Investors	1.47M	2.94%	-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.30M	2.59%	-11.28K
Brown Capital Mgmt Small Co Inv	1.07M	2.16%	-640.72K
Fidelity Small Cap Growth	827.74K	1.65%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	747.25K	1.50%	2.94K
Congress Small Cap Growth Institutional	700.00K	1.40%	-
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth C	644.61K	1.31%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 10, 2025	Colangelo Dominick	President and CEO	Sell	$1.04M
Apr 09, 2025	Colangelo Dominick	President and CEO	Sell	$1.02M
Mar 13, 2025	Colangelo Dominick	President and CEO	Sell	$1.22M
Mar 12, 2025	Colangelo Dominick	President and CEO	Sell	$1.23M
Mar 03, 2025	Halpin Michael	Chief Operating Officer	Sell	$495.20K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	2
2025 Q1	-	15
2024 Q4	-	13
2024 Q3	-	14
2024 Q2	-	10

VCEL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Vericel?

Vericel shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 97.58%, followed by 1.95% insiders and 0.47% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Vericel's industry, Biotech Stocks , is 68.48%, which Vericel exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Vericel?

Vericel’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (8.23M shares, 16.76%), Blackrock (8.06M shares, 16.55%), and Vanguard group (3.49M shares, 7.10%). Together, they hold 40.41% of Vericel’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Vericel?

Yes, BlackRock owns 16.55% of Vericel, totaling 8.06M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 369.65M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 87.31K shares, a 1.10% change.

Who is Vericel’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Kopp family office is Vericel’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.38% of its assets in 269.52K Vericel shares, valued at 14.8M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Vericel shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Vericel shares, with 6.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.05M Vericel shares.

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