IPG Photonics
IPGP
273 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in IPG Photonics in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
242% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 24
90% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.18M | Put options by funds: $3.77M
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 273 (+56)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 75
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.42B → $2.79B (+$372M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$51.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$32.8M |
| 3 |
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.3M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$22M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$19.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$40.4M |
| 2 |
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$19.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.7M |
IPGP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
273 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IPG Photonics (IPGP) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.79B — up 15% from $2.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new IPGP positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $51.8M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $40.4M.
- 273 institutional investors held IPG Photonics (IPGP) as of Q4 2014, up from 217 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.79B of IPG Photonics stock for Q4 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new IPG Photonics positions in Q4 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
- The largest IPG Photonics buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $51.8M added.
- The largest IPG Photonics seller in Q4 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $40.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.