Simulations Plus
SLP
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in Simulations Plus in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
260% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 5
45% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $945K | Put options by funds: $653K
38% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $153M → $210M (+$57.6M)
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 29
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 95 → 106 (+11)
0.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.86% → 41.45% (+0.59%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$3.03M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.37M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.16M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$1.15M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.06M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
APA
101
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| $3.63K | – | – | – |
|
|
AG
102
Aperio Group
Sausalito,
California
| $3K | +$2.21K | +91 | New |
|
|
RIA
103
Realta Investment Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
| $3K | +$2.28K | +94 | New |
|
|
BAM
104
Barrett Asset Management
New York
| $3K | +$2.42K | +100 | New |
|
|
S
105
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
MERSOM
106
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Lansing,
Michigan
| – | -$1.42M | -67,110 | Closed |
|
107
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$118K | -5,611 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
108
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$10K | -492 | Closed |
|
|
MSA
109
Marino Stram & Associates
Braintree,
Massachusetts
| – | -$4K | -176 | Closed |
|
|
FGAM
110
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Lakeway,
Texas
| – | -$1K | -46 | Closed |
|
|
SPIA
111
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| – | +$48 | +2 | New |
|
SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
106 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $210M — up 38% from $153M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SLP positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Ranger Investment Management, cutting an estimated $1.52M.
- 106 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q2 2019, up from 95 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $210M of Simulations Plus stock for Q2 2019, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q2 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q2 2019 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $3.03M added.
- The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q2 2019 was Ranger Investment Management, an estimated $1.52M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.