Plug Power
PLUG
109 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.9M invested in Plug Power in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 30
0.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 18.55% → 17.69% (-0.87%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 109 (-12)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.27M | Put options by funds: $4.9M
33% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $9.5M | Capital outflows: $14.1M
52% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.16M |
| 2 |
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.49M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.37M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$955K |
| 5 |
HCS
Harvest Capital Strategies
San Francisco,
California
|
+$580K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
-$5.03M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$1.38M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.38M |
| 4 |
Spot Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$891K |
| 5 |
DCM
Dialectic Capital Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$570K |
PLUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
109 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Plug Power (PLUG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $79.9M — down 17% from $96.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of PLUG and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $3.16M. The largest seller was Raging Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.03M sold.
- 109 institutional investors held Plug Power (PLUG) as of Q1 2015, down from 121 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $79.9M of Plug Power stock for Q1 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Plug Power positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Plug Power buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $3.16M added.
- The largest Plug Power seller in Q1 2015 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $5.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.