Nelson Obus, the manager of Wynnefield Capital, is still optimistic about the prospects of Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) and has increased his fund’s holding of the stock. According to a recent Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wynnefield Capital has added 20,851 Nature’s Sunshine Prod. shares to its portfolio in 9 transactions at prices varying between $15.96 and $16.04. Following this move, Obus and Wynnefield Capital have amassed 1.69 million shares.
Nature’s Sunshine Prod. has also attracted the attention of Phil Frohlich. His fund, Prescott Group Capital Management, holds 1.86 million shares, as reported in its latest 13F filing. Willem Mesdag is also a fan of this stock and has built a 2.43 million shares position for his fund, Red Mountain Capital. This position also accounts for 10.65% of Red Mountain’s equity portfolio. A somewhat smaller stake is held by Jim Simons and his fund, Renaissance Technologies: approximately 123,000 shares.
