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Is Liberty Media Corporation – Series C Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LMCK) the right investment to pursue these days? The best stock pickers are getting less bullish. The number of long hedge fund positions decreased by 1 in recent months. At the end of this article we will also compare LMCK to other stocks including EQT Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:EQM), Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE:AXTA), and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE:WAB) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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What does the smart money think about Liberty Media Corporation – Series C Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LMCK)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 19 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a 5% slide from the second quarter of 2016, and the third-straight quarter with a decline. Smart money ownership has crumbled by more than 50% in the last 3 quarters. With the smart money’s sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings meaningfully (or already accumulated large positions).
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management has the number one position in Liberty Media Corporation – Series C Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LMCK), worth close to $233.6 million, amounting to 2.2% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Ashe Capital, led by William Crowley, William Harker, and Stephen Blass, holding a $139.3 million position; the fund has 14.6% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other professional money managers that are bullish encompass Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Michael Lowenstein’s Kensico Capital and Crispin Odey’s Odey Asset Management Group.
