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Children's Place

240 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Children's Place in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $33.8M | Put options by funds: $30.9M

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 52

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 246240 (-6)

8.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 122.33%113.6% (-8.7%)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 94

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.56B → $1.66B (-$905M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
240
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
5.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
48
Increased
66
Reduced
94
Closed
52
Calls
$33.8M
Puts
$30.9M
Net Calls
+$2.89M
Net Calls Change
+$1.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
151
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$454K -$587K -4,707 -48%
MSA
152
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$453K +$21.2K +170 +3%
MLICM
153
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$450K +$12.1K +97 +2%
BCM
154
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$441K
GC
155
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$432K -$1.24M -9,978 -68%
MERSOM
156
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$425K +$589K +4,720 New
HF
157
HRT Financial
New York
$415K +$576K +4,617 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
158
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$414K +$499 +4 +0.1%
PI
159
PineBridge Investments
New York
$410K +$76.7K +615 +16%
FANJ
160
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$369K +$511K +4,100 New
DCM
161
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$356K
PIA
162
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$347K +$9.48K +76 +2%
TCM
163
Teza Capital Management
Illinois
$332K +$459K +3,681 New
HSBC Holdings
164
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$327K -$1.21M -9,742 -73%
OSAM
165
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$326K -$293K -2,350 -39%
CGH
166
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$320K +$108K +870 +32%
RG
167
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$308K -$142K -1,142 -25%
FRM
168
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$297K -$52.7K -423 -11%
RCM
169
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$290K +$112K +900 +39%
GAG
170
GM Advisory Group
New York
$276K
HI
171
HBK Investments
Texas
$274K +$379K +3,043 New
PI
172
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$272K -$803K -6,439 -68%
SM
173
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$272K +$362K +2,900 New
AIA
174
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$266K -$115K -921 -24%
Bank of Montreal
175
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$265K -$4.09M -32,790 -92%

PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

240 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.66B — down 35% from $2.56B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of PLCE and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $58M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $69.9M sold.

  • 240 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q4 2018, down from 246 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of Children's Place stock for Q4 2018, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q4 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Children's Place buyer in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $58M added.
  • The largest Children's Place seller in Q4 2018 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $69.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.