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270 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in Protolabs in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 32

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.7M | Put options by funds: $13.7M

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 263 → 270 (+7)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 93

2.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.88% → 93.15% (-2.7%)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $2.83B (-$1.36B)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)

Holders
270
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.66%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
40
Increased
84
Reduced
93
Closed
32
Calls
$15.7M
Puts
$13.7M
Net Calls
+$1.93M
Net Calls Change
+$8.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13.9M
2
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$12.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$9.61M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$8.89M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$7.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$48.9M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$39.6M
3
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
-$29.2M
4
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$21M
5
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
-$15.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
76
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.67M +$617K +5,000 +27%
CS
77
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.63M +$111K +903 +4%
GIM
78
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.63M – – –
SG Americas Securities
79
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.55M +$2.79M +22,587 New
Stifel Financial
80
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.43M -$76.1K -617 -3%
3C
81
361 Capital
Colorado
$2.43M +$2.66M +21,557 New
AIG
82
American International Group
New York
$2.37M -$29.8K -242 -1%
RA
83
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.37M -$617K -5,000 -19%
AIM
84
Allen Investment Management
New York
$2.34M – – –
AR
85
Advisory Research
Illinois
$2.3M -$2.52M -20,459 -50%
HSA
86
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$2.26M +$2.47M +20,000 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
87
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.14M +$70.7K +573 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
88
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.06M +$462K +3,744 +26%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
89
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.06M +$103K +832 +5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
90
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.05M +$160K +1,296 +8%
CCG
91
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$2.03M +$271K +2,194 +14%
TPSF
92
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2M +$87.4K +709 +4%
RAM
93
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$2M +$11.3K +92 +0.5%
Millennium Management
94
Millennium Management
New York
$2M +$2.18M +17,690 New
Wells Fargo
95
Wells Fargo
California
$1.94M -$336K -2,725 -14%
UBS AM
96
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.91M +$103K +834 +5%
ATFA
97
All Terrain Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$1.87M – – –
Barclays
98
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.8M -$2.51M -20,335 -56%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
99
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.7M – – –
ERSOT
100
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.69M -$863K -7,000 -32%
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PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

270 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.83B — down 32% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new PRLB positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $48.9M.

  • 270 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q4 2018, up from 263 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of Protolabs stock for Q4 2018, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q4 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Protolabs buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest Protolabs seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $48.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.