Children's Place
PLCE
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.37B invested in Children's Place in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
3.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 142.52% → 145.65% (+3.1%)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 66
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 192 (-13)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 46
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.71B → $1.37B (-$336M)
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $43.3M | Put options by funds: $68.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$30.6M |
| 2 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$28.3M |
| 3 |
KHCM
Kettle Hill Capital Management
New York
|
+$14.3M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$10.9M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$10.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$34.2M |
| 2 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$23.6M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15M |
| 4 |
BCPEMI
Bain Capital Public Equity Management II
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.2M |
| 5 |
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$12.4M |
PLCE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
192 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Children's Place (PLCE) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.37B — down 20% from $1.71B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of PLCE and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $30.6M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $34.2M.
- 192 institutional investors held Children's Place (PLCE) as of Q4 2019, down from 205 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.37B of Children's Place stock for Q4 2019, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Children's Place positions in Q4 2019 and 46 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Children's Place buyer in Q4 2019 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $30.6M added.
- The largest Children's Place seller in Q4 2019 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $34.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.