Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO on Nasdaq. Market value $119m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 102 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- FMR$9mCut
- Jupiter Topco$6m
- Vanguard Capital Management$4mAdded
- Boxer Capital Management$3mAdded
- ADAR1 Capital Management$2mAdded
- D. E. Shaw$1mCut
- TWO Sigma Investments, LP$1mAdded
- Eversept Partners, LP$1m
- Geode Capital Management$883,749
- Millennium Management$875,718Cut
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
10 investors own more than 5%.
- FMR LLCPassive investorat least 10.3%−3.2 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 June 2026
- JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCPassive investor10.0%+3.8 ptsSince 28 November 2025
- RA Capital Management, L.P.Passive investorat least 9.9%(filed with 3 related holders)Since 31 July 2026
- HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPassive investor8.2%−1.0 ptsSince 31 March 2026
- Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.Passive investorat least 6.0%−1.5 pts(filed with 2 related holders)Since 31 December 2025
- Janus Henderson Biotech Innovation Master Fund LtdPassive investor5.3%Since 30 September 2025
- Vanguard Capital ManagementPassive investor5.0%Since 30 June 2026
- Adage Capital Management, L.P.Passive investorat least 4.0%−1.8 pts(filed with 2 related holders)Since 30 June 2026
- Stonepine Capital Management, LLCPassive investorat least 3.8%−1.4 pts(filed with 3 related holders)Since 31 March 2025
- Deep Track Capital, LPPassive investorat least 2.4%(filed with 2 related holders)Since 30 September 2025
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 December 2025
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 June 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
FMR LLC Passive investor | at least 10.3%−3.2 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 June 2026 | |
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC Passive investor | 10.0%+3.8 pts | 28 November 2025 | |
RA Capital Management, L.P. Passive investor | at least 9.9% (filed with 3 related holders) | 31 July 2026 | |
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Passive investor | 8.2%−1.0 pts | 31 March 2026 | |
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Passive investor | at least 6.0%−1.5 pts (filed with 2 related holders) | 31 December 2025 | |
Janus Henderson Biotech Innovation Master Fund Ltd Passive investor | 5.3% | 30 September 2025 | |
Vanguard Capital Management Passive investor | 5.0% | 30 June 2026 | |
Adage Capital Management, L.P. Passive investor | at least 4.0%−1.8 pts (filed with 2 related holders) | 30 June 2026 | |
Stonepine Capital Management, LLC Passive investor | at least 3.8%−1.4 pts (filed with 3 related holders) | 31 March 2025 | |
Deep Track Capital, LP Passive investor | at least 2.4% (filed with 2 related holders) | 30 September 2025 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 December 2025 | |
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 June 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 12 months.
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
1 serious warning sign in Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 12 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 12 Aug 2026 and 7 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“In light of these factors, management believes that there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern beyond the first quarter of 2027.”
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The Company’s ability to continue its operations is dependent upon its ability to obtain additional capital in the future and achieve profitable operations. The Company expects to continue to rely on outside sources of financing to meet its capital needs and may never achieve positive cash flow. In light of these factors, management believes that there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern beyond the first quarter of 2027. The Company's condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company has evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date it issued these condensed consolidated financial statements.
From the 10-Q filed 12 August 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.