It seems that the masses and most of the financial media hate hedge funds and what they do, but why is this hatred of hedge funds so prominent? At the end of the day, these asset management firms do not gamble the hard-earned money of the people who are on the edge of poverty. Truth be told, most hedge fund managers and other smaller players within this industry are very smart and skilled investors. Of course, they may also make wrong bets in some instances, but no one knows what the future holds and how market participants will react to the bountiful news that floods in each day. The S&P 500 Index gained 7.6% in the 12 month-period that ended November 21, while less than 49% of its stocks beat the benchmark. In contrast, the 30 most popular mid-cap stocks among the top hedge fund investors tracked by the Insider Monkey team returned 18% over the same period, which provides evidence that these money managers do have great stock picking abilities. That’s why we believe it isn’t a waste of time to check out hedge fund sentiment before you invest in a stock like CoreSite Realty Corp (NYSE:COR) .
Hedge fund interest in CoreSite Realty Corp (NYSE:COR) shares was flat at the end of last quarter. COR was in 18 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. This is usually a negative indicator. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren’t the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds’ perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That’s why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), and Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) to gather more data points.
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What have hedge funds been doing with CoreSite Realty Corp (NYSE:COR)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 18 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, unchanged from one quarter earlier. By comparison, 9 hedge funds held shares or bullish call options in COR heading into this year. So, let’s see which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management holds the number one position in CoreSite Realty Corp (NYSE:COR), which has a $18.1 million position in the stock. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Greg Poole’s Echo Street Capital Management, holding a $16.6 million position. Other members of the smart money that hold long positions include Louis Bacon’s Moore Global Investments, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies and Ken Heebner’s Capital Growth Management. 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.
