United States Steel Corporation (X) Enjoying Gains After U.S Imposes Anti-Dumping Tariffs on China

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Key money managers were leading the bulls’ herd. Adage Capital Management assembled the most valuable position in United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X). Adage Capital Management had $41.7 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Water Street Capital also initiated a $28.1 million position during the quarter. The other funds with brand new United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) positions are Robert Bishop’s Impala Asset Management, Kurt Billick’s Bocage Capital, and Robert Polak’s Anchor Bolt Capital.

Let’s now review hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) but similarly valued. These stocks are Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), AllianceBernstein Holding LP (NYSE:AB), YY Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:YY), and Cheetah Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE:CMCM). This group of stocks’ market values resemble X’s market value.

Ticker No of HFs with positions Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) Change in HF Position
GRPN 18 133769 -2
AB 8 40091 -2
YY 19 185134 3
CMCM 7 18613 0

As you can see these stocks had an average of 13 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $94 million. That figure was $230 million in United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X)’s case. YY Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:YY) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Cheetah Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE:CMCM) is the least popular one with only 7 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) is more popular among hedge funds. Considering that hedge funds are fond of this stock in relation to its market cap peers, it may be a good idea to analyze it in detail and potentially include it in your portfolio.

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