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106 hedge funds and large institutions have $236M invested in PDF Solutions in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 106 (+6)

2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.65% → 86.65% (+2%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 35

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $246M → $236M (-$9.85M)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $8M

Holders
106
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
38
Reduced
35
Closed
11
Calls
$1.52M
Puts
$8M
Net Calls
-$6.49M
Net Calls Change
-$2.54M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VCA
VIEX Capital Advisors
Florida
+$10.1M
2
FIM
Foresters Investment Management
New York
+$7.55M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.06M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$990K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$769K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$8.54M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$7.92M
3
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
California
-$2.12M
4
HRCM
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
-$1.99M
5
AIS
AlphaOne Investment Services
Pennsylvania
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AQR Capital Management
51
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$290K +$292K +34,416 New
Canada Life
52
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$276K – – –
CG
53
Cutler Group
California
$274K +$82.3K +9,702 +42%
Simplex Trading
54
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$273K -$208K -24,548 -43%
Comerica Bank
55
Comerica Bank
Texas
$272K -$466 -55 -0.2%
CS
56
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$267K +$9.97K +1,175 +4%
PAM
57
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$250K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
58
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$248K – – –
EGM
59
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$239K -$55K -6,483 -19%
M&T Bank
60
M&T Bank
New York
$223K +$3.46K +408 +2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
61
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$204K +$43.3K +5,100 +27%
Millennium Management
62
Millennium Management
New York
$194K +$195K +22,971 New
UBS AM
63
UBS AM
Illinois
$189K – – –
AIG
64
American International Group
New York
$181K -$2.04K -241 -1%
AllianceBernstein
65
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$167K +$22.9K +2,700 +16%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
66
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$166K +$3.67K +433 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
67
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$166K +$167K +19,700 New
SRAM
68
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$164K +$61.8K +7,287 +60%
Squarepoint
69
Squarepoint
New York
$163K +$164K +19,334 New
TPSF
70
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$153K +$6.55K +772 +4%
Wells Fargo
71
Wells Fargo
California
$151K -$9.03K -1,065 -6%
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$147K +$2.33K +275 +2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
73
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$122K – – –
MIM
74
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$109K +$110K +12,971 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
75
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$106K -$23.6K -2,785 -18%
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PDFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

106 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PDF Solutions (PDFS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $236M — down 4% from $246M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PDFS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was VIEX Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, cutting an estimated $8.54M.

  • 106 institutional investors held PDF Solutions (PDFS) as of Q4 2018, up from 100 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $236M of PDF Solutions stock for Q4 2018, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new PDF Solutions positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest PDF Solutions buyer in Q4 2018 was VIEX Capital Advisors, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest PDF Solutions seller in Q4 2018 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $8.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.