Children's Place
PLCE
268 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in Children's Place in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $53.4M | Put options by funds: $45.1M
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 40
4.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 120.76% → 125.17% (+4.4%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 264 → 268 (+4)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.8B → $2.51B (-$292M)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 98
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 3 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$36M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$34.7M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$25.2M |
| 4 |
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
|
+$24.5M |
| 5 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$20M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$73.4M |
| 2 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$30.3M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$23.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$20.1M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$18.9M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
268 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.51B — down 10% from $2.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new PLCE positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $73.4M.
- 268 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q2 2018, up from 264 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.51B of Children's Place stock for Q2 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q2 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $36M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $73.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.