Synopsys
SNPS
541 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in Synopsys in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
133% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)
89% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 35
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.4B → $13.3B (+$1.84B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 513 → 541 (+28)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $14.1M
0.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.84% → 90.71% (+0.87%)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 229
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$527M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$118M |
| 3 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$97.4M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$84.3M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$80M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$199M |
| 2 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$172M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$97.1M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73.7M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$72.2M |
SNPS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
541 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synopsys (SNPS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $13.3B — up 16% from $11.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new SNPS positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Parnassus Investments, adding an estimated $527M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $199M.
- 541 institutional investors held Synopsys (SNPS) as of Q3 2018, up from 513 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $13.3B of Synopsys stock for Q3 2018, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new Synopsys positions in Q3 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Synopsys buyer in Q3 2018 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $527M added.
- The largest Synopsys seller in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $199M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.