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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
184
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.64%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
28
Increased
62
Reduced
59
Closed
31
Calls
$6.13M
Puts
$5.64M
Net Calls
+$483K
Net Calls Change
+$3.59M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$154M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$8.73M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$7.44M
4
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
+$5.67M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.49M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$22M
2
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
-$21.5M
3
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$16.5M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$12M
5
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
-$7.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
201
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$218K -4,256 Closed
ST
202
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$102K -1,986 Closed
FNBT
203
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$89K -1,732 Closed
IA
204
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$44K -852 Closed
PSC
205
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
– -$31K -600 Closed
NFG
206
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$31K -598 Closed
IDBONY
207
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
– -$26K -515 Closed
CAW
208
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
– -$19K -370 Closed
PRS
209
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
– -$16K -321 Closed
PA
210
Parallel Advisors
California
– -$14K -263 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
211
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$12K -229 Closed
BIG
212
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
– -$10K -192 Closed
WC
213
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
– -$4K -70 Closed
BBHC
214
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$2K -40 Closed
FANJ
215
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$2K -40 Closed
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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.