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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
GGHC
51
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$322K -$405K -27,449 -50%
SOADOR
52
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$302K +$71K +4,805 +23%
M&T Bank
53
M&T Bank
New York
$282K -$2.92K -198 -0.8%
TPSF
54
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$277K +$67.7K +4,586 +24%
Barclays
55
Barclays
United Kingdom
$273K -$285K -19,300 -45%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
56
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$273K +$17.2K +1,164 +5%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$271K – – –
Bank of America
58
Bank of America
North Carolina
$260K -$69.7K -4,716 -18%
UBS Group
59
UBS Group
Switzerland
$250K -$334K -22,622 -51%
ACI
60
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$238K +$78.8K +5,336 +36%
AIG
61
American International Group
New York
$227K -$14.3K -967 -5%
Los Angeles Capital Management
62
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$226K +$285K +19,282 New
UBS AM
63
UBS AM
Illinois
$222K -$3.46M -233,909 -93%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
64
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$218K +$13.5K +912 +5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
65
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$206K +$119K +8,063 +85%
Acadian Asset Management
66
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$204K +$23.3K +1,580 +10%
PP
67
PDT Partners
New York
$197K +$90K +6,094 +57%
Deutsche Bank
68
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$190K -$838K -56,729 -78%
VOYA Investment Management
69
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$180K +$15.7K +1,066 +7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
70
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$170K – – –
COPPSERS
71
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$164K +$207K +13,997 New
MIM
72
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$152K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
73
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$132K +$22.7K +1,538 +16%
OPERF
74
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$131K – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
75
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$128K – – –
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3
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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.