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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $94.5M invested in Simulations Plus in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 22

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 75 (+4)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.9M → $94.5M (+$4.64M)

0.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.62% → 33.95% (+0.33%)

Holders
75
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.63%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
30
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
WPP
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
+$837K
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$753K
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$601K
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$574K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$372K

Top Sellers

1
SC
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
-$1.04M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$766K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$461K
4
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$453K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$330K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$12.2M +$102K +6,194 +0.8%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$8.45M +$232K +14,100 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$7.04M +$574K +34,955 +9%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.94M -$461K -28,054 -6%
PAIM
5
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$6.46M -$112K -6,800 -2%
CIC
6
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$6.08M +$145K +8,820 +2%
William Blair Investment Management
7
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$4.69M -$766K -46,621 -14%
AA
8
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.23M +$189K +11,526 +5%
RIM
9
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$3.48M -$86.7K -5,275 -2%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.85M +$372K +22,638 +15%
GIP
11
Granite Investment Partners
California
$2.36M – – –
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.36M -$10.3K -628 -0.4%
CCM
13
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.02M +$148K +9,001 +8%
NSIM
14
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.9M -$96.2K -5,851 -5%
RHJA
15
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.36M +$13.6K +829 +1%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$32K +1,945 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.24M +$753K +45,802 +147%
SLG
18
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$1.19M -$53.6K -3,263 -4%
CSC
19
Cove Street Capital
California
$1.13M -$164K -10,000 -13%
MAM
20
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.11M +$69K +4,201 +6%
BG
21
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$1.03M +$57.3K +3,485 +6%
MC
22
Menta Capital
California
$1.03M -$107K -6,529 -9%
SC
23
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$957K -$1.04M -63,490 -52%
OAM
24
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$892K -$65K -3,956 -7%
PAM
25
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$890K +$97.1K +5,906 +12%
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SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

75 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $94.5M — up 5.2% from $89.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SLP positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Whalerock Point Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $837K. The largest seller was Skylands Capital, cutting an estimated $1.04M.

  • 75 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q4 2017, up from 71 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $94.5M of Simulations Plus stock for Q4 2017, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q4 2017 was Whalerock Point Partners, an estimated $837K added.
  • The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q4 2017 was Skylands Capital, an estimated $1.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.