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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $406M invested in PDF Solutions in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

31% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $372K | Put options by funds: $283K

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 29

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $340M → $406M (+$66.2M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 96 (+11)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+12.94%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
16
Increased
37
Reduced
29
Closed
5
Calls
$372K
Puts
$283K
Net Calls
+$89K
Net Calls Change
-$92K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$22.9M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$3.92M
3
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
+$3.12M
4
EA
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
+$3.11M
5
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
+$2.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
-$13.9M
2
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
California
-$4.34M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$3.8M
4
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
-$3.76M
5
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
-$2.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EMFAT
26
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.16M +$2.09M +101,531 New
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.15M -$83.8K -4,073 -4%
MCM
28
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$1.91M +$2.2K +107 +0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.83M +$140K +6,801 +9%
Two Sigma Investments
30
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.75M +$1.69M +82,281 New
BIM
31
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.51M +$102K +4,983 +8%
TC
32
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.44M -$278K -13,539 -17%
BAM
33
Burnham Asset Management
New York
$1.27M – – –
PP
34
PDT Partners
New York
$1.19M -$93.6K -4,552 -8%
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$1.16M +$55.9K +2,716 +5%
Two Sigma Advisers
36
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.03M +$993K +48,300 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
37
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$960K +$28.7K +1,397 +3%
FPC
38
Falcon Point Capital
California
$949K -$351K -17,052 -28%
MNBTD
39
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$931K – – –
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$931K +$651K +31,638 +260%
GAM
41
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$881K +$853K +41,483 New
AllianceBernstein
42
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$841K -$111K -5,412 -12%
NA
43
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$815K -$1.09M -53,159 -58%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$814K +$336K +16,355 +74%
OAM
45
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$813K -$315K -15,300 -29%
MCM
46
Munder Capital Management
Michigan
$763K -$44.7K -2,175 -6%
CCMLC
47
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$747K – – –
Millennium Management
48
Millennium Management
New York
$738K +$715K +34,784 New
TA
49
Teachers Advisors
New York
$732K +$51K +2,482 +8%
SO
50
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$652K -$356K -17,297 -36%
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PDFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

96 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PDF Solutions (PDFS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $406M — up 19% from $340M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PDFS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.9M. The largest seller was Cowen Prime Advisors, cutting an estimated $13.9M.

  • 96 institutional investors held PDF Solutions (PDFS) as of Q3 2013, up from 85 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $406M of PDF Solutions stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new PDF Solutions positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest PDF Solutions buyer in Q3 2013 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $22.9M added.
  • The largest PDF Solutions seller in Q3 2013 was Cowen Prime Advisors, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.