Protolabs
PRLB
179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in Protolabs in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12M | Put options by funds: $7.61M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 62
4.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.9% → 100.1% (+4.2%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $1.74B (+$34.2M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 187 → 179 (-8)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 27
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$41.4M |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$35.8M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$25.6M |
| 4 |
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$22.6M |
| 5 |
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$22.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAP
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
|
-$31.3M |
| 2 |
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Plymouth,
Minnesota
|
-$28.3M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$25.7M |
| 4 |
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
-$21.4M |
| 5 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
-$20.3M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
179 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.74B — up 2% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PRLB and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was Brown Capital Management, adding an estimated $41.4M. The largest seller was New Amsterdam Partners, cutting an estimated $31.3M.
- 179 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q4 2014, down from 187 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.74B of Protolabs stock for Q4 2014, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q4 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q4 2014 was Brown Capital Management, an estimated $41.4M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q4 2014 was New Amsterdam Partners, an estimated $31.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.