Synaptics
SYNA
296 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.34B invested in Synaptics in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $77.4M | Put options by funds: $78M
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 314 → 296 (-18)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.53B → $2.34B (-$196M)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 111
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 78
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$80.9M |
| 2 |
DGI
Disciplined Growth Investors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$30.1M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$25.6M |
| 4 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.2M |
| 5 |
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$43.2M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$28.2M |
| 3 |
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
-$27.3M |
| 4 |
FA
Friess Associates
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$20.5M |
| 5 |
FWCM
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$17.9M |
SYNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
296 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Synaptics (SYNA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.34B — down 7.7% from $2.53B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of SYNA and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 111 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $80.9M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $43.2M.
- 296 institutional investors held Synaptics (SYNA) as of Q4 2014, down from 314 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.34B of Synaptics stock for Q4 2014, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Synaptics positions in Q4 2014 and 78 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Synaptics buyer in Q4 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $80.9M added.
- The largest Synaptics seller in Q4 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $43.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.