Children's Place
PLCE
231 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in Children's Place in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
500% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 6 (+5)
55% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 58
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.66B → $2.15B (+$492M)
26.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 113.6% → 140.09% (+26%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 240 → 231 (-9)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 59
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.2M | Put options by funds: $89.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$76.2M |
| 2 |
CVA
Ceredex Value Advisors
Orlando,
Florida
|
+$66.7M |
| 3 |
GC
Greenvale Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$34.2M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$29.9M |
| 5 |
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
|
+$26.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$27.1M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$24.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$21.8M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$15.6M |
| 5 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$14.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JIR
276
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
| – | -$193K | -2,145 | Closed |
|
|
QT
277
Quantamental Technologies
White Plains,
New York
| – | -$92K | -1,026 | Closed |
|
278
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$84.3K | -924 | Closed |
|
|
CMBA
279
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Honolulu,
Hawaii
| – | -$37K | -410 | Closed |
|
|
HSA
280
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Ellicott City,
Maryland
| – | -$36K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
281
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$28K | -314 | Closed |
|
|
FIB
282
First Interstate Bank
Billings,
Montana
| – | -$11K | -127 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
283
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
| – | -$9K | -99 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
284
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| – | -$4K | -43 | Closed |
|
|
JA
285
JOYN Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$4K | -40 | Closed |
|
|
PWMG
286
Prestige Wealth Management Group
Flemington,
New Jersey
| – | -$2K | -27 | Closed |
|
|
TWA
287
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$1K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
FGAM
288
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Lakeway,
Texas
| – | +$182 | +2 | New |
|
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
231 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.15B — up 30% from $1.66B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of PLCE and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $76.2M. The largest seller was Marshall Wace, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.1M sold.
- 231 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q1 2019, down from 240 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.15B of Children's Place stock for Q1 2019, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q1 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $76.2M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q1 2019 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $27.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.