Protolabs
PRLB
212 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.24B invested in Protolabs in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 10 (+6)
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 29
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 63
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $2.24B (+$488M)
5.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 104.86% → 110.69% (+5.8%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 203 → 212 (+9)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.7M | Put options by funds: $23.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$56M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$13.5M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$10.6M |
| 5 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$10M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$21.9M |
| 2 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$10.6M |
| 3 |
PG
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.36M |
| 4 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
-$7.2M |
| 5 |
FMA
Fiduciary Management Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.02M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
212 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.24B — up 28% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new PRLB positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $56M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $21.9M.
- 212 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q1 2016, up from 203 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.24B of Protolabs stock for Q1 2016, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q1 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $56M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q1 2016 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $21.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.