Protolabs
PRLB
316 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.49B invested in Protolabs in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 54
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 305 → 316 (+11)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 110
11.89% less ownership
Funds ownership: 116.29% → 104.4% (-12%)
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.77B → $3.49B (-$1.28B)
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26.3M | Put options by funds: $43.1M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
|
+$64.2M |
| 2 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$61M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$36.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$33.3M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$246M |
| 2 |
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$122M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
AIM
ARK Investment Management
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$77.3M |
| 5 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$42.4M |
PRLB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
316 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Protolabs (PRLB) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3.49B — down 27% from $4.77B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new PRLB positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nikko Asset Management Americas, adding an estimated $64.2M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, cutting an estimated $246M.
- 316 institutional investors held Protolabs (PRLB) as of Q1 2021, up from 305 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $3.49B of Protolabs stock for Q1 2021, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new Protolabs positions in Q1 2021 and 54 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Protolabs buyer in Q1 2021 was Nikko Asset Management Americas, an estimated $64.2M added.
- The largest Protolabs seller in Q1 2021 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $246M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.