Children's Place
PLCE
246 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.56B invested in Children's Place in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48.1M | Put options by funds: $46.6M
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $2.56B (+$47.6M)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 93
2.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 125.17% → 122.33% (-2.8%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 268 → 246 (-22)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$69.9M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.9M |
| 3 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.4M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$26.8M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$45.7M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$40.7M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$40.1M |
| 4 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$26M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$25.3M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
246 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.56B — up 1.9% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of PLCE and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 94 added.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $69.9M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $45.7M.
- 246 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q3 2018, down from 268 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $2.56B of Children's Place stock for Q3 2018, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q3 2018 and 50 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q3 2018 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $69.9M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q3 2018 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $45.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.