Protolabs
PRLB
245 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in Protolabs in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 86
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 263 → 245 (-18)
9.88% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.95% → 92.07% (-9.9%)
17% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.6M | Put options by funds: $18.9M
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 61
31% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $1.3B (-$579M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DGI
Disciplined Growth Investors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$36M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$22.5M |
| 3 |
NSGL
No Street GP LP
San Francisco,
California
|
+$22.1M |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$19.4M |
| 5 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$16.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIM
ARK Investment Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$112M |
| 2 |
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
|
-$61.7M |
| 3 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$61.7M |
| 4 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$38.3M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$20.8M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
245 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.3B — down 31% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of PRLB and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.
The largest buyer was Disciplined Growth Investors, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was ARK Investment Management, cutting an estimated $112M.
- 245 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q4 2021, down from 263 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $1.3B of Protolabs stock for Q4 2021, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q4 2021 and 61 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q4 2021 was Disciplined Growth Investors, an estimated $36M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q4 2021 was ARK Investment Management, an estimated $112M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.