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Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE:ALX) shares didn’t see a lot of action during the third quarter. Overall, hedge fund sentiment was unchanged. The stock was in 6 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2016. At the end of this article we will also compare ALX to other stocks including Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI), Anixter International Inc. (NYSE:AXE), and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:LGND) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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Now, we’re going to take a peek at the latest action surrounding Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE:ALX).
How have hedgies been trading Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE:ALX)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 6 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, unchanged from one quarter earlier. On the other hand, there were a total of 5 hedge funds with a bullish position in ALX at the beginning of this year. With hedge funds’ capital changing hands, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes considerably (or already accumulated large positions).
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, Edmond M. Safra’s EMS Capital has the largest position in Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE:ALX), worth close to $76.8 million, comprising 7.7% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Renaissance Technologies, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, holding a $13 million position. Other peers that hold long positions encompass Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, Cliff Asness’ AQR Capital Management and John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.
