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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
PC
101
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$2.35M -$8.28M -58,525 -80%
T. Rowe Price Associates
102
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.35M -$147K -1,036 -7%
Nisa Investment Advisors
103
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.28M +$1.88M +13,277 +1,660%
AQR Capital Management
104
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.23M +$21.2K +150 +1%
DWT
105
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$2.22M -$1.42K -10 -0.1%
VOYA Investment Management
106
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.07M +$347K +2,453 +24%
SH
107
Svenska Handelsbanken
Sweden
$2.01M – – –
Fidelity Investments
108
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2M +$94.1K +665 +6%
LSERS
109
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.93M +$99K +700 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
110
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$1.65M +11,691 New
MIM
111
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.89M -$95.6K -676 -5%
SO
112
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.81M -$226K -1,600 -13%
EF
113
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.78M -$256K -1,810 -14%
SBH
114
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.75M -$5.94K -42 -0.4%
CPC
115
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$1.74M +$214K +1,515 +16%
UBS Group
116
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.63M +$284K +2,006 +25%
AG
117
Aperio Group
California
$1.59M +$64.2K +454 +5%
IEFM
118
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$1.51M +$1.27M +8,989 New
Wolverine Trading
119
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.5M +$369K +2,607 +39%
SOADOR
120
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.45M +$113K +798 +10%
BB
121
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$1.41M +$106K +750 +9%
MLICM
122
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.41M – – –
CA
123
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.37M +$1.2M +8,480 New
PNC Financial Services Group
124
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.3M -$16.7K -118 -1%
MSA
125
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.29M +$109K +774 +11%
3 4
5
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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.