nLIGHT
LASR
139 hedge funds and large institutions have $541M invested in nLIGHT in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
858% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $115K | Put options by funds: $12K
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $409M → $541M (+$132M)
1.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.61% → 85.79% (+1.2%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 48
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 23
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 142 → 139 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.38M |
| 2 |
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
|
+$2.89M |
| 3 |
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
|
+$2.8M |
| 4 |
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
|
+$2.35M |
| 5 |
SM
Senvest Management
New York
|
+$2.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.9M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$2M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$1.99M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.67M |
| 5 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$1.64M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SSWM
151
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
Winston-Salem,
North Carolina
| – | -$187K | -17,967 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
152
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
| – | -$171K | -16,485 | Closed |
|
153
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$164K | -15,799 | Closed |
|
|
CC
154
Corton Capital
Carrying Place,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$138K | -13,243 | Closed |
|
|
VI
155
Versor Investments
New York
| – | -$132K | -12,673 | Closed |
|
|
CHP
156
Cable Hill Partners
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$123K | -11,824 | Closed |
|
|
QL
157
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$8.46K | -813 | Closed |
|
|
PPC
158
Park Place Capital
Homewood,
Alabama
| – | -$4.5K | -433 | Closed |
|
159
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$3K | -278 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
160
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$1.91K | -184 | Closed |
|
|
S
161
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1.1K | -106 | Closed |
|
|
CSS
162
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$634 | -61 | Closed |
|
LASR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
139 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in nLIGHT (LASR) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $541M — up 32% from $409M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of LASR and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.38M. The largest seller was Penn Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.9M sold.
- 139 institutional investors held nLIGHT (LASR) as of Q4 2023, down from 142 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $541M of nLIGHT stock for Q4 2023, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new nLIGHT positions in Q4 2023 and 23 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest nLIGHT buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.38M added.
- The largest nLIGHT seller in Q4 2023 was Penn Capital Management, an estimated $2.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.