What Hedge Funds Think Of Nadella’s Vision As Microsoft Announces Another 7,800 Job Cuts

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What have hedge funds been doing with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)?

According to Insider Monkey’s database, ValueAct Capital, managed by Jeffrey Ubben, holds the biggest position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). ValueAct Capital holds around 75.3 million shares valued at $3.06 billion as of the end of March, comprising 16.9% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting in the second spot is Eagle Capital Management, managed by Boykin Curry, which held around 34.4 million shares; 4.8% of its 13F portfolio was allocated to the company. Other hedgies with similar optimism contain Donald Yacktman’s Yacktman Asset Management, Ken Fisher‘s Fisher Asset Management, and Robert Rodriguez and Steven Romick’s First Pacific Advisors LLC.

As the number of hedge funds with positions in the stock was reduced by four during the first three months of this year, this indicates that some hedge funds said good bye to their entire holdings of Microsoft during the period. At the top of the heap, Christopher Medlock James’ Partner Fund Management cut the largest investment of all the hedgies tracked by Insider Monkey. Partner Fund Management sold all of its 5.6 million shares during the first three months of the year. Michael Messner’s fund, Seminole Capital also sold all of its 3.1 million shares.

Looking at the hedge fund activity on Microsoft Corporation, it was slightly bearish, though that is offset by a notable insider purchase. With shares trending downward and no one quite certain how the future will shape the gargantuan company and where it will focus its resources, it’s difficult to recommend a purchase at this time.

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