nLIGHT
LASR
116 hedge funds and large institutions have $708M invested in nLIGHT in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
9,438% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.24M | Put options by funds: $13K
120% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $322M → $708M (+$385M)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 18
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 107 → 116 (+9)
2.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.13% → 82.62% (+2.5%)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 35
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$38M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.6M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$5.69M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$4.41M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$4.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11M |
| 2 |
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.39M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$6.36M |
| 4 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$4.14M |
| 5 |
PF
Phoenix Financial
Givatayim,
Israel
|
-$3.06M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EGM
126
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
| – | -$272K | -25,906 | Closed |
|
|
DADC
127
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| – | -$149K | -14,200 | Closed |
|
|
LI
128
Leap Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$133K | -12,700 | Closed |
|
|
RJFSA
129
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$117K | -11,201 | Closed |
|
130
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$106K | -10,072 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
131
Aigen Investment Management
New York
| – | -$39K | -3,723 | Closed |
|
132
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$3K | -269 | Closed |
|
|
ADL
133
Asset Dedication LLC
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
LASR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
116 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in nLIGHT (LASR) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $708M — up 120% from $322M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new LASR positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, adding an estimated $38M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $11M.
- 116 institutional investors held nLIGHT (LASR) as of Q2 2020, up from 107 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $708M of nLIGHT stock for Q2 2020, up 120% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new nLIGHT positions in Q2 2020 and 18 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest nLIGHT buyer in Q2 2020 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $38M added.
- The largest nLIGHT seller in Q2 2020 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.