Children's Place
PLCE
171 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.42B invested in Children's Place in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
446% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.1M | Put options by funds: $4.05M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
3.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 115.98% → 119.39% (+3.4%)
2% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $165M | Capital outflows: $161M
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 28
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 176 → 171 (-5)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 81
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$49.6M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$30.9M |
| 3 |
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$25.1M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.77M |
| 5 |
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$18.6M |
| 2 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
-$14.8M |
| 3 |
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$14.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$9.27M |
| 5 |
SCM
Stadium Capital Management
New Canaan,
Connecticut
|
-$8.63M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
171 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.42B — up 17% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of PLCE and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 81 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was Point72 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $49.6M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, cutting an estimated $18.6M.
- 171 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q4 2014, down from 176 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.42B of Children's Place stock for Q4 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q4 2014 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $49.6M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q4 2014 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $18.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.