Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
59 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in Mesa Laboratories in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 17
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $80M → $105M (+$24.7M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 59 (+5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Wayne,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.68M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$1.92M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.41M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$986K |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$563K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.08M |
| 2 |
LCM
Lafitte Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
-$707K |
| 3 |
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$644K |
| 4 |
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
-$541K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$393K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SGAM
51
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| $39K | +$36.4K | +570 | New |
|
|
U
52
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $34K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $28K | +$26.7K | +418 | New |
|
54
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $24K | – | – | – |
|
55
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $8K | +$7.86K | +123 | New |
|
56
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| $2K | +$1.79K | +28 | New |
|
57
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
58
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $184 | -$2.75K | -43 | -2% |
|
|
59
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.08M | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
GPGA
60
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$644K | -11,900 | Closed |
|
|
61
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| – | -$541K | -9,978 | Closed |
|
|
WA
62
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$108K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
63
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$10.5K | -165 | -95% |
|
MLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
59 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $105M — up 31% from $80M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new MLAB positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Conestoga Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $2.68M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.08M sold.
- 59 institutional investors held Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) as of Q3 2013, up from 54 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $105M of Mesa Laboratories stock for Q3 2013, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Mesa Laboratories positions in Q3 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Mesa Laboratories buyer in Q3 2013 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $2.68M added.
- The largest Mesa Laboratories seller in Q3 2013 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $1.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.