Semtech
SMTC
166 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in Semtech in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
208% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.54M | Put options by funds: $500K
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $1.81B (-$12.1M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 173 → 166 (-7)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 76
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$58.5M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.6M |
| 3 |
CC
Coastland Capital
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$6.47M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.26M |
| 5 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$3.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$26.2M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15.2M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$10.1M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.44M |
| 5 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$8.36M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PP
176
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$312K | -11,493 | Closed |
|
177
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$214K | -7,850 | Closed |
|
178
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$200K | -7,366 | Closed |
|
179
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$199K | -7,334 | Closed |
|
180
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$154K | -5,669 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
181
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$11K | -419 | Closed |
|
|
WA
182
Waverly Advisors
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$4K | -152 | Closed |
|
|
SSG
183
Summit Securities Group
New York
| – | -$3K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
WA
184
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$2K | -73 | Closed |
|
|
EMA
185
Efficient Market Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$1K | -19 | Closed |
|
|
W
186
Wealthfront
Palo Alto,
California
| – | +$26 | +1 | New |
|
SMTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
166 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Semtech (SMTC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.81B — down 0.66% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SMTC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $58.5M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $26.2M.
- 166 institutional investors held Semtech (SMTC) as of Q4 2014, down from 173 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.81B of Semtech stock for Q4 2014, down 0.66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Semtech positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Semtech buyer in Q4 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $58.5M added.
- The largest Semtech seller in Q4 2014 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $26.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.