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98 hedge funds and large institutions have $286M invested in PDF Solutions in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 30

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13K | Put options by funds: $12K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.88% → 74.3% (-2.6%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 98 (-11)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $286M (-$134M)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
98
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-10.09%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
38
Reduced
30
Closed
18
Calls
$13K
Puts
$12K
Net Calls
+$1K
Net Calls Change
+$1.47M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPA
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
+$4.29M
2
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$3.42M
3
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
+$2.58M
4
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$1.67M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HAM
Harber Asset Management
North Carolina
-$3.96M
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$3.46M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$2.64M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$1.96M
5
SCM
Snyder Capital Management
California
-$1.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.41M +$1.63M +110,621 +1,194%
CRC
27
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.25M +$170K +11,533 +12%
Millennium Management
28
Millennium Management
New York
$1.24M +$1.28M +86,531 +452%
RhumbLine Advisers
29
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$69K +4,670 +5%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
30
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.01M +$641K +43,401 +101%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.01M +$1.27M +86,100 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
32
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1M -$675K -45,717 -35%
Legal & General Group
33
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$856K +$11K +742 +1%
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
$832K -$1.55M -105,179 -60%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
35
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$731K – – –
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$667K +$84K +5,687 +11%
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$654K -$38.1K -2,582 -4%
Swiss National Bank
38
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$619K – – –
TD Asset Management
39
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$591K – – –
DCM
40
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$527K -$665K -45,000 -50%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
41
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$512K +$7.43K +503 +1%
Prudential Financial
42
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$507K -$22.5K -1,526 -3%
Two Sigma Advisers
43
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$482K -$459K -31,100 -43%
SO
44
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$480K – – –
Comerica Bank
45
Comerica Bank
Texas
$436K +$11.2K +756 +3%
AllianceBernstein
46
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$421K +$122K +8,228 +30%
Canada Life
47
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$401K – – –
WG
48
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$373K -$142K -9,587 -23%
AQR Capital Management
49
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$348K +$57.7K +3,909 +15%
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$327K -$19.4K -1,316 -5%
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PDFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

98 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PDF Solutions (PDFS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $286M — down 32% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of PDFS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.

The largest buyer was Cowen Prime Advisors, adding an estimated $4.29M. The largest seller was Harber Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.96M sold.

  • 98 institutional investors held PDF Solutions (PDFS) as of Q1 2020, down from 109 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $286M of PDF Solutions stock for Q1 2020, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new PDF Solutions positions in Q1 2020 and 18 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest PDF Solutions buyer in Q1 2020 was Cowen Prime Advisors, an estimated $4.29M added.
  • The largest PDF Solutions seller in Q1 2020 was Harber Asset Management, an estimated $3.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.