Protolabs
PRLB
248 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.04B invested in Protolabs in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 20
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.2M | Put options by funds: $15.2M
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.72B → $3.04B (+$317M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 248 (+18)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
3.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.3% → 96.18% (-3.1%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 96
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$19.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$11.4M |
| 3 |
CTA
Carillon Tower Advisers
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$6.95M |
| 4 |
PC
Pier Capital
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$5.55M |
| 5 |
PMAM
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.54M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$34.8M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$18.5M |
| 3 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$11.5M |
| 4 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$8.3M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
248 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $3.04B — up 12% from $2.72B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new PRLB positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $34.8M.
- 248 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q1 2018, up from 230 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $3.04B of Protolabs stock for Q1 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q1 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q1 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $19.6M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q1 2018 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $34.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.