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263 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.19B invested in Protolabs in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 20

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.07B → $4.19B (+$1.12B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 247 → 263 (+16)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 89

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.14% → 95.88% (-0.26%)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.3M | Put options by funds: $31.5M

Holders
263
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.48%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
38
Increased
90
Reduced
89
Closed
20
Calls
$25.3M
Puts
$31.5M
Net Calls
-$6.17M
Net Calls Change
-$4.96M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$48.6M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$25.7M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$14.2M
4
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$12M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$8.9M

Top Sellers

1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$26.1M
2
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
-$18M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$16M
4
PC
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
-$8.28M
5
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
-$7.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
51
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$8.84M -$688K -4,861 -8%
HI
52
Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning
Denmark
$8.73M -$1.41M -10,000 -16%
Prudential Financial
53
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.63M +$401K +2,837 +6%
TA
54
Teachers Advisors
New York
$8.59M -$136K -962 -2%
PC
55
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$8.4M -$500K -3,534 -6%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
56
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$8.33M – – –
US Bancorp
57
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8.11M -$319K -2,258 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.97M +$619K +4,372 +10%
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$7.26M – – –
AI
60
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$6.99M -$487K -3,440 -7%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$6.71M -$1.98K -14 -0%
AR
62
Advisory Research
Illinois
$6.61M -$42K -297 -0.7%
MFAM
63
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$6.47M – – –
ASRS
64
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$6.34M +$383K +2,708 +7%
AllianceBernstein
65
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$6.09M – – –
PI
66
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$5.96M -$908K -6,417 -15%
Barclays
67
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.87M +$3.78M +26,691 +279%
Canada Life
68
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$5.41M +$170K +1,200 +4%
MAP
69
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
$5.25M +$2.9M +20,476 +171%
BRA
70
Bender Robert & Associates
California
$4.82M -$11.3K -80 -0.3%
LCG
71
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$4.78M -$123K -868 -3%
Comerica Bank
72
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.63M -$43.7K -309 -0.8%
WA
73
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$4.6M +$453K +3,204 +13%
USAA
74
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.37M -$628K -4,440 -14%
RA
75
Royce & Associates
New York
$4.21M – – –
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PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

263 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $4.19B — up 36% from $3.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new PRLB positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $48.6M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $26.1M.

  • 263 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q3 2018, up from 247 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.19B of Protolabs stock for Q3 2018, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q3 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Protolabs buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $48.6M added.
  • The largest Protolabs seller in Q3 2018 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $26.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.