PDF Solutions
PDFS
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $562M invested in PDF Solutions in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $556K | Put options by funds: $256K
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 102 → 106 (+4)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $548M → $562M (+$14.2M)
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.12% → 77.51% (+0.39%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 42
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$38.4M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.56M |
| 3 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.06M |
| 4 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$5.01M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.26M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FPC
Falcon Point Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.5M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.34M |
| 3 |
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
Sausalito,
California
|
-$2.11M |
| 4 |
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$2.01M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.97M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MCM
101
McKinley Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
| $11K | -$16K | -720 | -60% |
|
|
TIM
102
Tortoise Investment Management
White Plains,
New York
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
103
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $4.21K | -$6.5K | -292 | -61% |
|
|
LTFS
104
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
MTIP
105
Magee Thomson Investment Partners
San Diego,
California
| $1K | -$579 | -26 | -39% |
|
|
AG
106
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $1K | +$780 | +35 | New |
|
|
PCM
107
Palisade Capital Management
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
| – | -$2.01M | -88,970 | Closed |
|
|
HAM
108
Harber Asset Management
Asheville,
North Carolina
| – | -$1.2M | -53,394 | Closed |
|
|
EI
109
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
| – | -$797K | -35,352 | Closed |
|
110
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
| – | -$529K | -23,446 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
111
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$23K | -1,051 | Closed |
|
|
CG
112
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$8K | -382 | Closed |
|
PDFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
106 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PDF Solutions (PDFS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $562M — up 2.6% from $548M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PDFS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $38.4M. The largest seller was Falcon Point Capital, cutting an estimated $5.5M.
- 106 institutional investors held PDF Solutions (PDFS) as of Q1 2017, up from 102 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $562M of PDF Solutions stock for Q1 2017, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new PDF Solutions positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest PDF Solutions buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $38.4M added.
- The largest PDF Solutions seller in Q1 2017 was Falcon Point Capital, an estimated $5.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.