Children's Place
PLCE
269 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.14B invested in Children's Place in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
225% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.8M | Put options by funds: $19.6M
92% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 26
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $3.14B (+$480M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 247 → 269 (+22)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
3.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 127.93% → 124.58% (-3.4%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 103
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$29.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$21.8M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$15.4M |
| 4 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$13M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$12.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$31.4M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$24.3M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22.5M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$19.5M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
269 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.14B — up 18% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new PLCE positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.
The largest buyer was APG Asset Management, adding an estimated $29.8M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $31.4M.
- 269 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q4 2017, up from 247 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.14B of Children's Place stock for Q4 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q4 2017 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $29.8M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q4 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $31.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.