Protolabs
PRLB
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Protolabs in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 64
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 23
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 182 (+1)
3.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.78% → 94.91% (-3.9%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $1.66B (-$132M)
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.1M | Put options by funds: $35.8M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.5M |
| 2 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$20.2M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$18.7M |
| 4 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$14.1M |
| 5 |
PC
Polar Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$10.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$49.8M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
-$34.1M |
| 3 |
CCM
Crestwood Capital Management
New York
|
-$26.2M |
| 4 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$17.3M |
| 5 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$16.5M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
182 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.66B — down 7.4% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new PRLB positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $49.8M.
- 182 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q2 2015, up from 181 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $1.66B of Protolabs stock for Q2 2015, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q2 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q2 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $22.5M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $49.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.