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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $844M invested in Simulations Plus in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 59

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.77M | Put options by funds: $1.56M

3.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.42%66.93% (+3.5%)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 30

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193194 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $910M → $844M (-$66.2M)

Holders
194
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.52%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
32
Increased
80
Reduced
59
Closed
30
Calls
$1.77M
Puts
$1.56M
Net Calls
+$208K
Net Calls Change
+$389K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$151M +$8.14M +110,952 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
2
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$77.2M +$1.23M +16,756 +1%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$62.7M +$3.2M +43,596 +5%
CCA
4
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$45.7M +$35.6M +485,374 +204%
RIM
5
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$41.2M -$1.04M -14,155 -2%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$31M +$334K +4,549 +0.9%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$28.7M +$246K +3,352 +0.7%
RA
8
Royce & Associates
New York
$25.9M +$6.4M +87,208 +27%
MAM
9
Montanaro Asset Management
United Kingdom
$24.9M +$2.02M +27,500 +7%
Russell Investments Group
10
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$20M -$893K -12,168 -4%
GIP
11
Granite Investment Partners
California
$19.9M +$23.1M +314,697 New
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18M +$6M +81,752 +40%
WRF
13
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$16.5M +$5.11M +69,640 +36%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.3M +$2.42M +33,036 +15%
WA
15
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$15.6M +$3.96M +53,955 +28%
Fidelity Investments
16
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14.5M -$667K -9,093 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
17
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$13.6M -$20M -272,918 -56%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11.9M +$1.87M +25,532 +16%
CIC
19
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$10.4M -$1.14M -15,528 -9%
Polen Capital Management
20
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$8.27M +$3.03M +41,329 +46%
Lord, Abbett & Co
21
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$8.23M +$1.12M +15,221 +13%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$8.06M +$96.9K +1,320 +1%
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$6.56M +$464K +6,320 +6%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.26M +$1.68M +22,876 +30%
CAM
25
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.21M -$7.25M -98,839 -50%

SLP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

194 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simulations Plus (SLP) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $844M — down 7.3% from $910M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new SLP positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Conestoga Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $35.6M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $20M.

  • 194 institutional investors held Simulations Plus (SLP) as of Q1 2021, up from 193 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $844M of Simulations Plus stock for Q1 2021, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Simulations Plus positions in Q1 2021 and 30 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Simulations Plus buyer in Q1 2021 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $35.6M added.
  • The largest Simulations Plus seller in Q1 2021 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $20M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.