PROTO LABS INC PRLB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 743713109 · ISIN US7437131094
Rapid manufacturing company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryFabricated Structural Metal Products
- HeadquartersMaple Plain, MN
- Founded1999
- Websiteprotolabs.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($520.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 23.9m as of 2026-07-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $81.41. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($2.8m notional), 2 hold puts ($513.5k).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 211 |
| Q4 2022 | 199 |
| Q1 2023 | 200 |
| Q2 2023 | 194 |
| Q3 2023 | 186 |
| Q4 2023 | 220 |
| Q1 2024 | 204 |
| Q2 2024 | 205 |
| Q3 2024 | 194 |
| Q4 2024 | 200 |
| Q1 2025 | 189 |
| Q2 2025 | 203 |
| Q3 2025 | 213 |
| Q4 2025 | 234 |
| Q1 2026 | 263 |
| Q2 2026 | 277 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 85 | 103 |
| Q4 2024 | 82 | 100 |
| Q1 2025 | 82 | 101 |
| Q2 2025 | 95 | 95 |
| Q3 2025 | 99 | 97 |
| Q4 2025 | 116 | 95 |
| Q1 2026 | 121 | 102 |
| Q2 2026 | 138 | 115 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.8m | $320.2k | 0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8m | $344.0k | 0.12 |
| Q1 2026 | $8.2m | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.8m | $513.5k | 0.18 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +262.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +218.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +137.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +131.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +103.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +86.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +74.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +67.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +61.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +57.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Reduced | -377.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -148.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -120.1k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | Reduced | -116.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -92.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -71.4k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Sold out | -60.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Reduced | -54.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -51.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -51.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m12.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $831.4k10.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $562.4k6.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $334.2k4.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $293.4k3.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $220.1k2.7k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-17 | 15.0% |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 13G · institution -0.5 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 10.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (4.8%, 2026-07-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $150.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $152.9k | $152.9k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $482.3k | $482.3k |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | $1.7m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $902.6k | $902.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Schumacher Daniel Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $476.6k5.0k shares |
| 2026-09-17 | Schumacher Daniel Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $417.5k4.9k shares |
| 2026-09-16 | Schumacher Daniel Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $8.5k100 shares |
| 2026-06-02 | WEHRWEIN SVEN Director | Sold | $154.6k2.0k shares |
| 2026-05-12 | Kenison Michael R. Chief Operations Officer | Sold plan | $1.1m16.0k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Kenison Michael R. Chief Operations Officer | Sold plan | $522.2k7.4k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | Kenison Michael R. Chief Operations Officer | Sold plan | $14.0k200 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $317.6m | Added +218.3k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 3.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $194.0m | Reduced -116.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $130.4m | Added +61.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $93.9m | Reduced -120.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.8m | Added +46.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $86.0m | Added +14.9k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.27% of their portfolio | 619.8k $50.5m | Reduced -7.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 614.0k $50.1m | Added +33.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 469.3k $38.2m | Reduced -51.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 457.8k $37.3m | Added +57.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 442.7k $36.1m | Added +20.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 440.8k $35.9m | Reduced -23.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.1k $34.2m | Added +103.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 403.2k $32.9m | Added +262.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 370.2k $30.2m | Added +1.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 354.2k $28.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.8k $25.7m | Added +21.2k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 7.29% of their portfolio | 288.1k $23.5m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.6k $23.2m | Added +17.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.8k $18.3m | Added +131.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.7k $17.9m | Added +137.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 211.4k $17.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.9k $16.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 191.6k $15.6m | Added +17.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 188.5k $15.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 180.7k $14.7m | Added +6.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.0k $12.9m | Added +4.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.8k $11.7m | Added +3.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.5k $11.7m | Added +86.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.1k $11.0m | Added +1.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.0k $10.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.5k $9.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 116.3k $9.5m | Added +5.4k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 109.0k $8.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 108.7k $8.9m | Reduced -377.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.4k $8.8m | Added +19.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.2k $8.1m | Added +74.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.3k $7.9m | Reduced -71.4k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.6k $7.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.0k $7.6m | Added +67.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.6k $7.2m | Added +44.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.1k $6.4m | Added +214 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $5.7m | Added +11.2k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 65.8k $5.4m | Added +46.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $5.3m | Reduced -697 |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 64.8k $5.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.0k $4.7m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.7k $4.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 55.4k $4.5m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.1k $4.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.3k $4.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.0k $4.3m | Added +5.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.7k $3.9m | Added +600 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.8k $3.7m | Added +6.8k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 42.8k $3.5m | Added +27.6k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.79% of their portfolio | 42.0k $3.4m | Reduced -10.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $3.2m | Added +5.8k |
| AIMZ Investment Advisors, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 38.7k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $3.0m | Added +4.6k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.7k $3.0m | Added +30.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $3.0m | Added +23.9k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.4k $2.9m | Reduced -10.3k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.0k $2.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 33.8k $2.8m | Added +23.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.7k $2.7m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $2.7m | Added +5.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $2.6m | Added +773 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $2.6m | Added +16.1k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.0k $2.5m | Not comparable |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $2.5m | Added +700 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $1.6m | Added +6.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $2.2m | Added +4.1k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 27.0k $2.2m | Added +5.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.8k $2.2m | Added +12.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $2.1m | Added +9.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $2.0m | Reduced -5.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $2.0m | Added +9.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $2.0m | Added +12.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $2.0m | Reduced -22.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $2.0m | Added +15.3k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 22.5k $1.7m | Added +14.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $1.8m | Added +3.9k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.3k $1.7m | Added +7 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| SG Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 20.1k $1.6m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $1.5m | Reduced -845 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $1.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $1.5m | Added +12.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $1.4m | Reduced -51.4k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $1.4m | Added +2.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.4k $1.3m | Reduced -24.9k |
| State of Wyoming 0.13% of their portfolio | 16.4k $1.3m | Added +12.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $1.3m | Added +135 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2k $1.2m | Reduced -54.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1k $1.1m | Added +675 |
| Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 14.0k $1.1m | Added +1.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $1.1m | Added +6.9k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.2k $1.1m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $1.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Haven Private, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 13.0k $1.1m | Reduced -749 |