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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $68.1M invested in Simulations Plus in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 8

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 59 (+13)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59M → $68.1M (+$9.14M)

2.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.14% → 32.01% (+2.9%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
59
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+28.26%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
13
Reduced
16
Closed
8
Calls
$17K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$17K
Net Calls Change
+$17K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.96M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$2.95M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.26M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.23M
5
BG
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
+$591K

Top Sellers

1
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
-$1.62M
2
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
-$1.18M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.09M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$878K
5
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$687K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$9.25M +$4.96M +417,423 +126%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.91M -$438K -36,853 -7%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.51M -$1.09M -91,429 -17%
PAIM
4
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$5.25M -$197K -16,584 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$4.94M +$382K +32,114 +9%
CIC
6
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$4.93M -$75.7K -6,371 -2%
William Blair Investment Management
7
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$3.98M +$2.95M +247,926 +332%
GIP
8
Granite Investment Partners
California
$3.15M -$419K -35,218 -12%
AA
9
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.13M -$687K -57,799 -19%
RIM
10
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$2.66M – – –
CSC
11
Cove Street Capital
California
$1.85M – – –
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.79M +$1.23M +103,435 +249%
SC
13
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.67M -$32.1K -2,700 -2%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.62M +$1.26M +106,412 +433%
NSIM
15
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.53M – – –
CCM
16
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.37M +$71.8K +6,044 +6%
RHJA
17
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.03M +$10.3K +869 +1%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$962K +$187K +15,746 +25%
SLG
19
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$903K -$94.2K -7,926 -10%
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$694K +$191K +16,081 +40%
BG
21
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$614K +$591K +49,710 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$484K – – –
CIS
23
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
$395K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$386K +$371K +31,251 New
SIM
25
Spark Investment Management
New York
$377K – – –
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SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

59 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $68.1M — up 15% from $59M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SLP positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.96M. The largest seller was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.62M sold.

  • 59 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q2 2017, up from 46 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $68.1M of Simulations Plus stock for Q2 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.96M added.
  • The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q2 2017 was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, an estimated $1.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.