Super Micro Computer
SMCI
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $863M invested in Super Micro Computer in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.19M | Put options by funds: $3.05M
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $741M → $863M (+$122M)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 26
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 161 (-2)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 66
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$15.9M |
| 2 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$10.2M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.67M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.74M |
| 5 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$3.16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$8.99M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.11M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.15M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.12M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.85M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$350K | -130,000 | Closed |
|
177
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$327K | -126,000 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
178
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$289K | -114,480 | Closed |
|
|
JG
179
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$210K | -83,160 | Closed |
|
180
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$208K | -82,180 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
181
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$149K | -58,820 | Closed |
|
182
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$113K | -44,730 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
183
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$74K | -29,450 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
184
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$23K | -9,200 | Closed |
|
185
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$20K | -8,000 | Closed |
|
|
MSFP
186
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Glastonbury,
Connecticut
| – | -$13K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
SMCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
161 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Super Micro Computer (SMCI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $863M — up 16% from $741M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of SMCI and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was Fred Alger Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, cutting an estimated $8.99M.
- 161 institutional investors held Super Micro Computer (SMCI) as of Q3 2014, down from 163 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $863M of Super Micro Computer stock for Q3 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Super Micro Computer positions in Q3 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Super Micro Computer buyer in Q3 2014 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $15.9M added.
- The largest Super Micro Computer seller in Q3 2014 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $8.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.