Protolabs
PRLB
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in Protolabs in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.13M | Put options by funds: $5.64M
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 59
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.4B (-$60.1M)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 31
4.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 107.46% → 103.06% (-4.4%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 195 → 184 (-11)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$154M |
| 2 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$8.73M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$7.44M |
| 4 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$5.67M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.49M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$22M |
| 2 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$21.5M |
| 3 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$16.5M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$12M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$7.08M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
184 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.4B — down 4.1% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of PRLB and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $154M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $22M.
- 184 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q1 2017, down from 195 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.4B of Protolabs stock for Q1 2017, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q1 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $154M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q1 2017 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $22M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.