Vericel Ownership | Who Owns Vericel?

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Vericel Ownership Summary

Vericel is owned by 106.56% institutional investors, 1.06% insiders. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.55% of VCEL shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.96% of its assets in Vericel shares.

VCEL Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Vericel	106.56%	1.06%	-7.62%
Sector	Healthcare Stocks	279.42%	10.64%	-190.05%
Industry	Biotech Stocks	64.05%	10.69%	25.27%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	8.06M	16.55%	$369.65M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.58M	15.05%	$322.47M
Vanguard group	3.49M	7.10%	$191.39M
Brown capital management	2.81M	5.58%	$119.65M
State street	2.48M	5.10%	$114.00M
Conestoga capital advisors	2.46M	4.89%	$104.83M
Invesco	2.24M	4.56%	$122.90M
Fmr	2.13M	4.35%	$117.23M
Geneva capital management	1.78M	3.54%	$75.95M
Congress asset management co /ma	1.45M	2.96%	$79.85M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Kopp family office	269.52K	9.38%	$14.80M
Brown capital management	2.81M	3.48%	$119.65M
Next century growth investors	668.65K	2.20%	$28.45M
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	2.46M	1.55%	$104.83M
Geneva capital management	1.78M	1.27%	$75.95M
Perkins capital management	26.10K	1.12%	$1.11M
Scholtz & company	50.57K	0.94%	$2.15M

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
Geneva capital management	1.78M	1.27%	419.18K
Conestoga capital advisors	2.46M	1.55%	401.99K
Osterweis capital management	228.28K	0.46%	228.28K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Rtw investments, lp	-	-	-801.40K
State street	2.48M	0.01%	-729.88K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.58M	0.01%	-403.58K
Fmr	2.13M	0.01%	-237.84K
Congress wealth management llc / de /	-	-	-182.87K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Champlain investment partners	623.44K	0.22%	623.44K	$34.23M
Osterweis capital management	228.28K	0.46%	228.28K	$9.71M
Peregrine capital management	211.35K	0.27%	211.35K	$8.99M
Abrdn	209.22K	0.02%	209.22K	$8.90M
Polar asset management partners	98.60K	0.07%	98.60K	$4.20M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2025	274	-2.84%	53,180,308	1.97%	106	0.94%	140	-6.04%	93	14.81%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	3.01M	5.96%	454.00
Conestoga Small Cap Investors	1.70M	3.36%	238.00K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.61M	3.19%	6.87K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.52M	3.04%	1.84K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.18M	2.34%	-22.47K
Brown Capital Mgmt Small Co Inv	910.99K	1.81%	-154.15K
Fidelity Small Cap Growth	825.69K	1.64%	-1.34K
Conestoga Small Cap Growth	796.08K	1.58%	189.79K
Congress Small Cap Growth Institutional	792.00K	1.57%	33.37K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	775.55K	1.54%	2.63K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 06, 2025	MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F	-	Sell	$251.44K
Jun 02, 2025	Hopper Jonathan Mark	Chief Medical Officer	Sell	$400.90K
May 14, 2025	Colangelo Dominick	President and CEO	Sell	$594.12K
May 15, 2025	Colangelo Dominick	President and CEO	Sell	$584.04K
May 07, 2025	MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F	-	Sell	$279.86K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	-	6
2025 Q1	-	15
2024 Q4	-	13
2024 Q3	-	14

VCEL Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Vericel?

Vericel shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 106.56%, followed by 1.06% insiders and -7.62% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Vericel's industry, Biotech Stocks , is 64.05%, which Vericel exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Vericel?

Vericel’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (8.06M shares, 16.55%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (7.58M shares, 15.05%), and Vanguard group (3.49M shares, 7.10%). Together, they hold 38.70% 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 5.96% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.01M Vericel shares.

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