Children's Place
PLCE
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.32B invested in Children's Place in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.41M | Put options by funds: $6.46M
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 55
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 179 → 175 (-4)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.32B (-$127M)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 27
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$36.3M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.2M |
| 3 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
+$10.2M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$9.77M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$9.74M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCMC
Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut)
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$32.7M |
| 2 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$19M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$12.1M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$11.2M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
175 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.32B — down 8.8% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PLCE and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.
The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.3M. The largest seller was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), exiting entirely with an estimated $32.7M sold.
- 175 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q3 2015, down from 179 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.32B of Children's Place stock for Q3 2015, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q3 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q3 2015 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $36.3M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q3 2015 was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), an estimated $32.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.