Children's Place
PLCE
262 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.7B invested in Children's Place in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
123% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 26
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.18B → $2.7B (+$522M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 239 → 262 (+23)
8.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 119.76% → 128.02% (+8.3%)
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51.6M | Put options by funds: $49.7M
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 93
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$255M |
| 2 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
+$26M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$22.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$16M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$15.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$13.4M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.1M |
| 3 |
BCMNY
Buckingham Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$10M |
| 4 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.78M |
| 5 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.25M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
262 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.7B — up 24% from $2.18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new PLCE positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $255M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $13.4M.
- 262 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q1 2017, up from 239 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.7B of Children's Place stock for Q1 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q1 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $255M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q1 2017 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $13.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.