Led by some of the smartest people on earth, the hedge fund industry wields market-moving power. The industry’s assets grew by nearly $229 billion last year, to just over $2 trillion. #-ad_banner-#By following these behemoths of the financial world, investors can obtain an edge in creating their own market-beating returns. Without being an insider, how can individual investors know what hedge funds are buying or selling? The Security and Exchange Commission requires hedge fund managers who manage over $100 million to file a Form 13F every quarter. These documents quietly reveal what hedge funds and other large institutional investors are… Read More
Led by some of the smartest people on earth, the hedge fund industry wields market-moving power. The industry’s assets grew by nearly $229 billion last year, to just over $2 trillion. #-ad_banner-#By following these behemoths of the financial world, investors can obtain an edge in creating their own market-beating returns. Without being an insider, how can individual investors know what hedge funds are buying or selling? The Security and Exchange Commission requires hedge fund managers who manage over $100 million to file a Form 13F every quarter. These documents quietly reveal what hedge funds and other large institutional investors are buying and selling. One of my favorite investment tactics is to look for patterns in 13F filings. Companies that have attracted interest from multiple hedge funds can signal a great buying or selling opportunity. I call these buying and selling patterns hedge fund swarms. My basic definition of a hedge fund swarm is when three or more hedge funds buy or sell a particular stock during a single quarter. Obviously, the more funds in the swarm buying or selling, the more powerful the signal. I recently discovered a company that has attracted a swarm of hedge fund activity in the… Read More