Sociedad Química y Minera de ChileSQM
About: Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM is developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
Employees: 8,344
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 29
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 4 (+1) [Q4]
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.18B [Q3] → $1.28B (+$102M) [Q4]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 222 [Q3] → 235 (+13) [Q4]
4.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 19.86% [Q3] → 24.57% (+4.71%) [Q4]
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 74
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.9M | Put options by funds: $27.5M
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