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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $59M invested in Simulations Plus in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

550% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 2

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 6

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.1M → $59M (+$14.9M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3946 (+7)

2.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.52%29.14% (+2.6%)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+17.95%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
18
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.32M
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.05M +$340K +33,700 +7%
PAIM
3
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$5.19M -$12.1K -1,200 -0.3%
CIC
4
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$4.76M +$53.8K +5,328 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$4.33M +$165K +16,362 +5%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$3.9M +$3.35M +331,923 New
AA
7
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.66M +$144K +14,263 +5%
GIP
8
Granite Investment Partners
California
$3.41M -$132K -13,087 -4%
RIM
9
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$2.53M +$127K +12,540 +6%
CSC
10
Cove Street Capital
California
$1.76M
SC
11
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.62M -$363K -35,934 -21%
MERSOM
12
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.62M
NSIM
13
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.45M
CCM
14
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.23M +$393K +38,955 +59%
MHP
15
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$1.18M +$123K +12,205 +14%
RHJA
16
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$975K +$23.3K +2,304 +3%
SLG
17
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$952K +$260K +25,776 +47%
William Blair Investment Management
18
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$878K +$754K +74,688 New
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$878K +$754K +74,716 New
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$731K +$3.51K +348 +0.6%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$600K +$515K +51,038 New
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$488K +$6.42K +636 +2%
MC
23
Menta Capital
California
$471K +$103K +10,157 +34%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$461K
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$451K +$388K +38,387 New

SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

46 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $59M — up 34% from $44.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SLP positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.35M. The largest seller was Skylands Capital, cutting an estimated $363K.

  • 46 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q1 2017, up from 39 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $59M of Simulations Plus stock for Q1 2017, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q1 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.35M added.
  • The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q1 2017 was Skylands Capital, an estimated $363K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.