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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
Bank of Montreal
76
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4.12M +$96.5K +682 +3%
GIM
77
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.77M -$594K -4,200 -15%
CS
78
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.63M -$1.42M -10,049 -31%
Stifel Financial
79
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.58M +$222K +1,567 +8%
ERSOT
80
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.56M – – –
Mackenzie Financial
81
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.52M -$2.01M -14,190 -39%
AIG
82
American International Group
New York
$3.44M +$90.1K +637 +3%
AIM
83
Allen Investment Management
New York
$3.35M – – –
Wells Fargo
84
Wells Fargo
California
$3.22M +$50.2K +355 +2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
85
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.02M +$358K +2,530 +16%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
86
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.98M +$176K +1,241 +7%
RAM
87
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$2.85M -$5.38K -38 -0.2%
Citadel Advisors
88
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.84M -$2.78M -19,618 -53%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
89
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.81M -$342K -2,420 -12%
TPSF
90
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.75M +$119K +838 +5%
CAM
91
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.74M -$10.9K -77 -0.5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
92
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.73M -$26K -184 -1%
ATFA
93
All Terrain Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2.69M – – –
UBS AM
94
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.6M +$120K +848 +6%
CCG
95
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$2.56M -$70.7K -500 -3%
WAM
96
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.55M +$68.6K +485 +3%
Russell Investments Group
97
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.5M -$324K -2,291 -13%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
98
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.43M -$127K -900 -6%
VRS
99
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$2.43M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
100
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.37M +$109K +773 +6%
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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.