Silicon Motion
SIMO
146 hedge funds and large institutions have $900M invested in Silicon Motion in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
0.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 18.37% → 18.04% (-0.33%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 161 → 146 (-15)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 56
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 47
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $900M (-$519M)
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $521K | Put options by funds: $1.75M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
YCM
Yiheng Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.1M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.5M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$13.4M |
| 4 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.4M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.97M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$21.4M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.3M |
| 3 |
GCP
Garelick Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$20.4M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$20.1M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.8M |
SIMO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
146 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Silicon Motion (SIMO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $900M — down 37% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of SIMO and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Yiheng Capital Management, adding an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.4M sold.
- 146 institutional investors held Silicon Motion (SIMO) as of Q4 2018, down from 161 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $900M of Silicon Motion stock for Q4 2018, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Silicon Motion positions in Q4 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Silicon Motion buyer in Q4 2018 was Yiheng Capital Management, an estimated $15.1M added.
- The largest Silicon Motion seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $21.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.