Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in Mesa Laboratories in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6
51% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $98.9M → $150M (+$50.7M)
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 18
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 60 (+2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$1.69M |
| 2 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$1.08M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$799K |
| 4 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$760K |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$705K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.51M |
| 2 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.5M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$718K |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$388K |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$294K |
MLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $150M — up 51% from $98.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new MLAB positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $1.51M.
- 60 institutional investors held Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) as of Q4 2014, up from 58 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $150M of Mesa Laboratories stock for Q4 2014, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Mesa Laboratories positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Mesa Laboratories buyer in Q4 2014 was Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, an estimated $1.69M added.
- The largest Mesa Laboratories seller in Q4 2014 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.51M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.