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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $324M invested in PDF Solutions in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

7.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.35% → 86.13% (-7.2%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 102 (-14)

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $468M → $324M (-$144M)

74% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
102
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-12.07%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
5
Increased
50
Reduced
27
Closed
19
Calls
$122K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$122K
Net Calls Change
-$1.25M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
California
+$5.31M
2
HRCM
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
+$2.21M
3
SCM
Snyder Capital Management
California
+$2.05M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.55M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$6.74M
2
FPC
Falcon Point Capital
California
-$6.32M
3
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$5.78M
4
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$5.59M
5
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
-$3.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Russell Investments Group
26
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.24M -$5.59M -420,417 -69%
Allianz Asset Management
27
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.08M -$43.7K -3,286 -2%
WA
28
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$1.92M – – –
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.68M +$46.4K +3,494 +2%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$1.65M +$186K +14,014 +11%
RHJA
31
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.56M -$398K -29,981 -18%
Invesco
32
Invesco
Georgia
$1.52M -$2.19K -165 -0.1%
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.15M +$913K +68,700 +227%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.12M +$464K +34,878 +57%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$944K +$213K +16,056 +25%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
36
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$888K -$3.1K -233 -0.3%
PCM
37
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$821K -$1.33M -100,000 -58%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$790K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$744K – – –
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$733K +$40K +3,006 +5%
RhumbLine Advisers
41
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$732K +$8.81K +663 +1%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$607K +$27.2K +2,048 +4%
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$581K – – –
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$574K +$74.4K +5,600 +13%
TD Asset Management
45
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$560K +$12K +900 +2%
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$529K +$8.51K +640 +1%
ASRS
47
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$506K -$37.2K -2,800 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
48
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$496K -$19.8K -1,491 -3%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$460K +$2.69K +202 +0.5%
Canada Life
50
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$415K – – –
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PDFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

102 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PDF Solutions (PDFS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $324M — down 31% from $468M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of PDFS and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Divisar Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.31M. The largest seller was Granahan Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.74M sold.

  • 102 institutional investors held PDF Solutions (PDFS) as of Q1 2018, down from 116 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $324M of PDF Solutions stock for Q1 2018, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new PDF Solutions positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest PDF Solutions buyer in Q1 2018 was Divisar Capital Management, an estimated $5.31M added.
  • The largest PDF Solutions seller in Q1 2018 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $6.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.