PDF Solutions
PDFS
116 hedge funds and large institutions have $468M invested in PDF Solutions in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
685% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.57M | Put options by funds: $200K
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 11
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 116 (+22)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $427M → $468M (+$40.9M)
7.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.44% → 93.35% (+7.9%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 34
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$28.4M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$16.1M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.62M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$3.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$2.93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$8.35M |
| 2 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$5.62M |
| 3 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.55M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| 5 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.6M |
PDFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
116 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PDF Solutions (PDFS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $468M — up 9.6% from $427M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new PDFS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut), cutting an estimated $8.35M.
- 116 institutional investors held PDF Solutions (PDFS) as of Q4 2017, up from 94 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $468M of PDF Solutions stock for Q4 2017, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new PDF Solutions positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest PDF Solutions buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $28.4M added.
- The largest PDF Solutions seller in Q4 2017 was Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut), an estimated $8.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.