CRSP Insider Trading

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Biotechnology industry, with a market capitalization near $4.83B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 393 people, carrying a beta of 1.76 to the broader market. CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is a biotechnology firm dedicated to pioneering gene-based medicines for severe diseases. Led by Samarth Kulkarni, public since 2016-10-19.

In the last 12 months, CRISPR Therapeutics AG insiders made 1 buy transaction and 27 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Oct 8, 2026KASINGER JAMES R.M-Exempt1,990$13.62$27.1K
Oct 8, 2026KASINGER JAMES R.S-Sale1,990$60.04$119.5K
Oct 8, 2026KASINGER JAMES R.M-Exempt1,990$13.62$27.1K
Sep 24, 2026KASINGER JAMES R.M-Exempt10,400$13.62$141.6K
Sep 24, 2026KASINGER JAMES R.S-Sale10,400$60.24$626.5K
Sep 24, 2026KASINGER JAMES R.M-Exempt10,400$13.62$141.6K
Sep 21, 2026Behbahani AliM-Exempt30,000$14.00$420.0K
Sep 21, 2026Behbahani AliS-Sale13,679$57.09$780.9K
Sep 21, 2026Behbahani AliM-Exempt30,000$14.00$420.0K
Sep 21, 2026Behbahani AliJ-Other60$0.00$0

CRSP Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under CRSP's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Aug 10, 2021, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A1$119.5K2
Q3 20260N/A2$1.4M5
Q2 20260N/A1$210.6K15
Q1 20260N/A19$12.3M39
Q4 20250N/A6$4.4M11
Q3 20254$52.6M1$760.7K5
Q2 20251$49.7K1$141.3K14
Q1 20251$313.9K17$4.4M40
Q4 20240N/A5$2.7M14

CRSP Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 522 institutions reported holding 76,290,960 CRSP shares, valued at $4.16B as reported, 78.9% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +29 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 70 opened a position, 41 closed one, 156 added and 142 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
ARK Investment Management LLC9,460,939$516.0M-1,852,684
BlackRock, Inc.8,348,977$455.4M+668,904
Orbis Allan Gray Ltd5,449,161$297.2M-656,850
Capital World Investors4,749,525$259.0M+24,488
STATE STREET CORP4,321,666$235.7M+339,166
GSK plc3,220,627$175.7MUnchanged
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC2,509,915$136.9M+132,751
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.2,053,017$112.0M-899,578
SR One Capital Management, LP2,038,763$111.2MUnchanged
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP1,988,621$108.5M+505,570

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 202652276,290,960$4.16B
Q1 202649377,168,059$3.67B
Q4 202548078,395,289$4.11B
Q3 202544072,847,217$4.72B
Q2 202542872,802,552$3.54B
Q1 202538864,182,936$2.19B
Q4 202439864,530,989$2.54B
Q3 202440959,815,379$2.81B
Q2 202444360,470,049$3.26B

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding CRSP

FundWeight of CRSPShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF4.24%8,987,580$470.5MOct 8, 2026
XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF1.45%2,752,850$146.2MOct 8, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.16%2,358,610$123.5MOct 8, 2026
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF5.38%2,169,966$113.6MOct 8, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.07%1,121,804$63.9MOct 7, 2026
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF0.34%679,191$35.6MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.17%535,930$30.5MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.13%510,983$27.2MOct 8, 2026
SAMT Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF2.32%352,738$18.8MOct 8, 2026
SCHM Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF0.11%290,341$15.7MOct 7, 2026
AVSC Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF0.26%152,031$8.0MOct 8, 2026
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.01%128,654$6.7MOct 8, 2026
LABU Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares0.34%126,494$6.6MOct 8, 2026
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.04%111,022$5.8MOct 8, 2026
FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF0.07%89,612$4.7MOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows CRSP's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as CRSP's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for CRSP reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is CRSP's share of that fund.

CRSP Congress Trades

Members of Congress and their households disclosed 4 transactions in CRSP on file (1 purchases, 3 sales) by 1 member, the latest trade on Jan 5, 2021.

MemberChamberTypeAmountTradedDisclosed
James M. Inhofe (R-OK)SenateSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000Jan 5, 2021Jan 14, 2021
James M. Inhofe (R-OK)SenateSale (Partial)$50,001 - $100,000Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
James M. Inhofe (R-OK)SenateSale (Partial)$15,001 - $50,000Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
James M. Inhofe (R-OK)SenatePurchase$15,001 - $50,000Oct 19, 2017Nov 7, 2017

From the periodic transaction reports members of the Senate and the House file under the STOCK Act, within 45 days of a trade (some file later); amounts are the ranges the reports give (a few give an exact amount), and a transaction a later report lists again is counted once. On file: House reports disclosed from Apr 10, 2023 through Oct 13, 2026; Senate reports disclosed from Jan 30, 2014 through Oct 7, 2026. The party is the member's on the trade date. A trade is listed under the company that traded under its ticker on the trade date (dated from Feb 1, 2021, unless the filing describes another company of ours; before that, only when the filing's description of the security is the company's name).

How to Read CRSP Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 27 sales versus 1 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked CRSP insider trading questions

How active are CRSP insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) insiders made 1 buy transaction and 27 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (27 sales vs 1 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are CRSP insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do CRSP insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.