Children's Place
PLCE
169 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in Children's Place in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
119% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.7M | Put options by funds: $13.1M
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 28
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 56
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 169 → 169 (0)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.18B (-$102M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$16.8M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$15.8M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.2M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$12.8M |
| 5 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$14.9M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$9.66M |
| 3 |
WI
WHV Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.65M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.38M |
| 5 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$5.64M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
169 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.18B — down 7.9% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new PLCE positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was River Road Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Fred Alger Management, cutting an estimated $14.9M.
- 169 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q1 2014, unchanged from Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.18B of Children's Place stock for Q1 2014, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q1 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q1 2014 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $16.8M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q1 2014 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $14.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.