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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $930M invested in nLIGHT in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 47

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 132 (-4)

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.58% → 88.44% (-3.1%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $930M (-$185M)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 21

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36K | Put options by funds: $431K

Holders
132
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.94%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
45
Reduced
47
Closed
21
Calls
$36K
Puts
$431K
Net Calls
-$395K
Net Calls Change
-$4.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$14M
2
GACM
Global Alpha Capital Management
Quebec, Canada
+$12.7M
3
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$7.7M
4
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
+$7.53M
5
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$3.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$13.3M
2
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
-$11.9M
3
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$10.5M
4
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$9.46M
5
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$8.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Russell Investments Group
26
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$7.17M -$307K -11,640 -4%
SM
27
Senvest Management
New York
$6.45M – – –
MFWM
28
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$6.43M -$180K -6,812 -2%
AIC
29
AWM Investment Company
New York
$6.23M – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
30
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.15M +$668K +25,318 +13%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.49M -$162K -6,126 -3%
N
32
Nuveen
North Carolina
$4.31M -$303K -11,493 -6%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
33
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$3.91M – – –
NCGI
34
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$3.9M -$515K -19,519 -11%
MFAM
35
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$3.78M -$215K -8,154 -5%
AWCI
36
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$3.54M +$1.17M +44,500 +43%
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.35M -$249K -9,425 -6%
Allspring Global Investments
38
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$3.18M +$3.5M +132,868 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
39
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.15M +$303K +11,500 +10%
FWC
40
First Washington Corp
Washington
$2.97M -$24.9K -943 -0.8%
VOYA Investment Management
41
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.73M -$1.65M -62,734 -35%
Citadel Advisors
42
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.7M -$591K -22,425 -17%
RJA
43
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.67M +$183K +6,928 +7%
ERSOT
44
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.36M – – –
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$2.35M -$1.93M -73,249 -43%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.04M – – –
KCM
47
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$2.04M -$78.6K -2,980 -3%
BBCM
48
Boardman Bay Capital Management
New York
$1.78M +$320K +12,126 +20%
BFM
49
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.52M +$562K +21,304 +51%
Morgan Stanley
50
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.49M +$264K +10,013 +19%
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LASR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

132 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in nLIGHT (LASR) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $930M — down 17% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of LASR and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, adding an estimated $14M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held nLIGHT (LASR) as of Q4 2021, down from 136 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $930M of nLIGHT stock for Q4 2021, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new nLIGHT positions in Q4 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest nLIGHT buyer in Q4 2021 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $14M added.
  • The largest nLIGHT seller in Q4 2021 was American Century Companies, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.