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 ($1.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 25.1m as of 2024-07-30, 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 ≈ $30.89. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($2.8m notional), 5 hold puts ($1.8m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 102 | 97 |
| Q1 2023 | 86 | 94 |
| Q2 2023 | 69 | 99 |
| Q3 2023 | 74 | 93 |
| Q4 2023 | 90 | 100 |
| Q1 2024 | 82 | 114 |
| Q2 2024 | 92 | 99 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.2m | $962.6k | 0.78 |
| Q4 2023 | $4.7m | $1.6m | 0.35 |
| Q1 2024 | $5.8m | $1.9m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.8m | $1.8m | 0.65 |
Biggest buyers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | New | +243.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +137.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +130.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +106.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +79.3k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | New | +78.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +56.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +47.1k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | Added | +36.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +36.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -195.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -122.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -101.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | Reduced | -100.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -96.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -75.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -69.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -52.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -51.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m41.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $843.3k27.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $500.4k16.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $160.0k5.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $908.2k29.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $546.8k17.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $265.7k8.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $95.0k3.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q2 2024
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.
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $133.5m | Reduced -96.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $91.8m | Reduced -8.9k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $60.1m | Added +36.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.3m | Added +130.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 951.9k $29.4m | Reduced -195.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 674.5k $20.8m | Reduced -2.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 581.5k $18.0m | Added +14.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 572.9k $17.7m | Added +56.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.5k $13.7m | Added +4.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 435.8k $13.5m | Added +106.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.6k $12.9m | Reduced -25.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 364.0k $11.2m | Added +137.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.8k $10.8m | Reduced -31.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.7k $8.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 282.0k $8.7m | Added +10.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 243.9k $7.5m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 207.0k $6.4m | Reduced -69.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.3k $6.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.4k $5.9m | Added +79.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.0k $5.2m | Added +6.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.7k $5.1m | Reduced -75.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.9k $4.9m | Reduced -101.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.8k $4.7m | Added +1.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 150.7k $4.7m | Added +3.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.9k $4.5m | Added +28.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.3k $4.4m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Meros Investment Management, LP 2.04% of their portfolio | 139.8k $4.3m | Added +2.3k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.0k $4.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.9k $3.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 114.6k $3.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.0k $3.5m | Added +11.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.8k $3.4m | Reduced -51.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.1m | Reduced -8.0k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 98.5k $3.0m | Reduced -35.8k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 97.5k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 92.9k $2.9m | Added +381 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.8k $2.5m | Reduced -122.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.1k $2.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.5k $2.4m | Added +29.4k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 78.1k $2.4m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.9k $2.4m | Added +36.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.5k $2.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.8k $2.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 62.9k $1.9m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 58.7k $1.8m | Reduced -100.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.4k $1.8m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.7k $1.7m | Added +2.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.9k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 49.3k $1.5m | Reduced -32.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.3k $1.5m | Reduced -517 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.5m | Added +8.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.1k $1.5m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.6k $1.4m | Added +13.0k |
| AIMZ Investment Advisors, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 46.5k $1.4m | Reduced -950 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $1.4m | Reduced -52.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $1.3m | Added +812 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.8k $1.3m | Added +19.2k |
| Partnership Wealth Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 42.2k $1.3m | Reduced -20.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $1.2m | Added +16.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.3k $1.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.2m | Added +2.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $1.1m | Added +15.2k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.0m | Added +3.7k |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.6k $1.0m | Added +3.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $983.5k | Reduced -170 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $967.4k | Reduced -13.7k |
| AlphaQuest LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 30.4k $939.1k | Added +18.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.9k $924.0k | Reduced -24.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.7k $916.3k | Reduced -1.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.7k $887.0k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.1k $867.0k | Added +337 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $834.2k | Reduced -544 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $826.7k | Added +2.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $816.0k | Added +4.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $791.3k | Reduced -8.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $774.8k | Reduced -720 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $768.4k | Reduced -35 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $768.0k | Reduced -2.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $738.0k | Added +1.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $718.0k | Added +371 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.2k $687.1k | Unchanged |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $646.1k | Unchanged |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $665.3k | Added +9.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $649.0k | Reduced -1.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $628.9k | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $623.2k | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $608.5k | Added +2.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $600.0k | Reduced -1.1k |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.1k $590.6k | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.7k $577.1k | Reduced -11.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $566.7k | Reduced -595 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.1k $526.6k | New |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $523.5k | First filing |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.7k $514.4k | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $510.0k | Reduced -27.1k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $483.0k | Added +2.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $476.8k | Added +1.4k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9k $459.0k | Reduced -845 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $459.1k | First filing |
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.5k $447.9k | Unchanged |