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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $138M invested in Simulations Plus in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.4M → $138M (+$48.7M)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 25

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 86 (+9)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.07% → 35.81% (+0.74%)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.69%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
29
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$353K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$353K
Net Calls Change
+$353K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.77M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$1.31M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$673K
4
BG
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
+$620K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$583K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
-$1.66M
2
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$1.25M
3
CIC
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
-$1.04M
4
WPP
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
-$530K
5
SC
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
-$472K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
76
Advisor Group
Arizona
$16K -$151 -8 -1%
LTFS
77
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16K – – –
US Bancorp
78
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K +$3.59K +190 +54%
RA
79
Royce & Associates
New York
$11K +$2.36K +125 +35%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
80
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$8.72K -$38.9K -2,061 -84%
Federated Hermes
81
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$8K -$2.59K -137 -28%
Canada Life
82
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$5K – – –
PIA
83
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$4K +$3.78K +200 New
Envestnet Asset Management
84
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2K +$435 +23 +27%
S
85
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K – – –
NSIM
86
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
– -$1.66M -112,699 Closed
WPP
87
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
– -$530K -35,905 Closed
SC
88
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
– -$472K -32,000 Closed
RHJA
89
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
– -$464K -31,429 Closed
PCM
90
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$19K -1,309 Closed
FGAM
91
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
– -$189 -10 -27%
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SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

86 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $138M — up 54% from $89.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SLP positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.77M. The largest seller was North Star Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q2 2018, up from 77 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $138M of Simulations Plus stock for Q2 2018, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q2 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.77M added.
  • The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q2 2018 was North Star Investment Management, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.