IPG Photonics
IPGP
274 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.95B invested in IPG Photonics in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
257% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 23
90% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.18M | Put options by funds: $3.77M
62% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $445M | Capital outflows: $274M
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 274 (+57)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 75
4.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.39% → 71.47% (+4.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$51.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$32.8M |
| 3 |
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 |
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$19.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.7M |
IPGP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
274 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IPG Photonics (IPGP) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.95B — up 22% from $2.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new IPGP positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 88 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.
- 274 institutional investors held IPG Photonics (IPGP) as of Q4 2014, up from 217 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.95B of IPG Photonics stock for Q4 2014, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new IPG Photonics positions in Q4 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +59 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.