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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $329M invested in Simulations Plus in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $257M → $329M (+$72.1M)

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.15M | Put options by funds: $1M

3.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.18% → 53.44% (+3.3%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 43

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 119 (-6)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
119
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.8%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
43
Closed
21
Calls
$1.15M
Puts
$1M
Net Calls
+$151K
Net Calls Change
-$378K

Top Buyers

1
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
+$7.27M
2
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.84M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$4.7M
4
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
+$3.82M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$3.57M

Top Sellers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$5.07M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.22M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.01M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$2.3M
5
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$1.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Neuberger Berman Group
1
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$39.8M +$4.7M +140,943 +14%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$29.9M -$9.71K -291 -0%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$23M -$179K -5,358 -0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$20.8M -$831K -24,901 -4%
William Blair Investment Management
5
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$19.3M +$1.82M +54,574 +11%
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$16.6M +$1.59M +47,650 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12.3M -$3.01M -90,100 -20%
WA
8
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$11.4M +$2.3M +68,946 +27%
Russell Investments Group
9
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$9.63M +$1.3M +38,991 +16%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.19M -$1.53K -46 -0%
CIC
11
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$8.81M -$542K -16,232 -6%
HRCM
12
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$7.61M +$7.27M +217,902 New
CAM
13
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.45M +$4.84M +145,013 +212%
RIM
14
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$6.62M +$187K +5,606 +3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.35M +$308K +9,225 +5%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.33M +$282K +8,463 +5%
PAIM
17
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$5.57M -$393K -11,770 -7%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.47M +$3.55M +106,400 +212%
FLAM
19
First Light Asset Management
Minnesota
$4.31M -$43.9K -1,315 -1%
NCGI
20
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$4M +$3.82M +114,538 New
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$3.99M +$3.57M +106,857 +1,423%
MOACM
22
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.84M +$1.32M +39,484 +56%
BG
23
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$3.74M +$44.1K +1,320 +1%
Aviva
24
Aviva
United Kingdom
$3.73M +$1.79M +53,528 +100%
MAM
25
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.3M +$20K +600 +0.6%
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SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

119 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $329M — up 28% from $257M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SLP and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Hood River Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.27M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $5.07M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q1 2020, down from 125 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $329M of Simulations Plus stock for Q1 2020, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q1 2020 and 21 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q1 2020 was Hood River Capital Management, an estimated $7.27M added.
  • The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q1 2020 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $5.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.