Protolabs
PRLB
186 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.69B invested in Protolabs in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 17
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.7M | Put options by funds: $9.83M
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 186 (+8)
0.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.73% → 95.9% (-0.83%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 77
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.03B → $1.69B (-$333M)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$58.7M |
| 2 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$31.1M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$14.4M |
| 4 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.6M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$38.3M |
| 2 |
AI
Axiom Investors
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$34.8M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$18.1M |
| 4 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
-$10.9M |
| 5 |
TG
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$9.96M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | +$313 | +4 | New |
|
|
EMA
202
Efficient Market Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | +$469 | +6 | New |
|
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
186 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.69B — down 16% from $2.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new PRLB positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brown Capital Management, adding an estimated $58.7M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.3M sold.
- 186 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q3 2014, up from 178 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1.69B of Protolabs stock for Q3 2014, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q3 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q3 2014 was Brown Capital Management, an estimated $58.7M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q3 2014 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $38.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.