Children's Place
PLCE
240 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Children's Place in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.8M | Put options by funds: $30.9M
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 52
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 246 → 240 (-6)
8.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 122.33% → 113.6% (-8.7%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 94
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.56B → $1.66B (-$904M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$58M |
| 2 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$38.9M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$34.8M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$20M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$19.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$69.9M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$43.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$33.6M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$27.4M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$19.7M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
240 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.66B — down 35% from $2.56B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of PLCE and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $58M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $69.9M sold.
- 240 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q4 2018, down from 246 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.66B of Children's Place stock for Q4 2018, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q4 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $58M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q4 2018 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $69.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.