Protolabs
PRLB
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.72B invested in Protolabs in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
153% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 19
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.22B → $2.72B (+$506M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 203 → 230 (+27)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 73
4.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.89% → 99.3% (-4.6%)
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.9M | Put options by funds: $17.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.5M |
| 2 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$8.29M |
| 3 |
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Wayne,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.34M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.53M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.29M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$40.6M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$22.6M |
| 3 |
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$18.1M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$11.3M |
| 5 |
MPI
Mairs & Power Inc
St Paul,
Minnesota
|
-$9.65M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
230 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.72B — up 23% from $2.22B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new PRLB positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $40.6M.
- 230 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q4 2017, up from 203 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.72B of Protolabs stock for Q4 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q4 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $13.5M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q4 2017 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $40.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.