Protolabs
PRLB
180 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.78B invested in Protolabs in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 59
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 180 (+2)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.78B (+$55.6M)
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.1% → 98.78% (-1.3%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.77M | Put options by funds: $21.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$36.9M |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$28M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$25.2M |
| 4 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$14.2M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$10.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$52.6M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
-$21.3M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$19.5M |
| 4 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$19.4M |
| 5 |
Calamos Advisors
Naperville,
Illinois
|
-$13.9M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
180 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.78B — up 3.2% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new PRLB positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.9M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $52.6M.
- 180 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q1 2015, up from 178 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.78B of Protolabs stock for Q1 2015, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q1 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q1 2015 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $36.9M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q1 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $52.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.