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5. Stem, Inc. (NYSE:STEM)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors in Q4 2022: 25

Stem, Inc. (NYSE:STEM) is another technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates as an energy storage provider that sells to independent power producers and renewable energy companies. Stem, Inc. (NYSE:STEM) also has an artificial intelligence platform.

As of Q4 2022, 25 of the 943 hedge funds part of Insider Monkey’s database had invested in the firm. Out of these, Stem, Inc. (NYSE:STEM)’s largest shareholder in our database is Jos Shaver’s Electron Capital Partners since it owns 4.8 million shares that are worth $43 million.

4. Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors in Q4 2022: 27

Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL) is a specialty retailer headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm provides pool and spa supplies to all kinds of customers such as residential and commercial. Its products and services include chemicals, cleaning equipment, and repair and maintenance services.

As of Q4 2022, 27 of the 943 hedge funds part of Insider Monkey’s database had held a stake in the company. Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL)’s largest investor in our database is Amy Minella’s Cardinal Capital with a $49 million stake.

3. Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MIR)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors in Q4 2022: 28

Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MIR) is an industrial equipment company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm provides a variety of products for medical imaging, cancer treatment, nuclear medicine, nuclear medicines, radiation contamination products and more.

Insider Monkey dug through 943 hedge funds for their December quarter of 2022 investments and found out that 28 had bought Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MIR)’s shares. Out of these, the firm’s largest investor in our database is Anand Parekh’s Alyeska Investment Group since it owns 7.7 million shares that are worth $51 million.

2. Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors in Q4 2022: 32

Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) is a biotechnology firm operating out of San Francisco, California. It develops treatments for metabolic disorders including those that manage cellular stress and the processing of carbohydrates and proteins. Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) is a relatively young company since it was set up in 2017.

After looking at 943 hedge funds for their fourth quarter of 2022 shareholdings, Insider Monkey found that 32 had invested in the firm. Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO)’s largest shareholder is David Witzke and Michael Gregory’s Avidity Partners Management with a $209 million stake.

1. SomaLogic, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLGC)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors in Q4 2022: 33

SomaLogic, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLGC) is a health information services provider headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. The firm develops products that enable protein detection during the analysis of biological samples.

32 of the 943 hedge funds part of Insider Monkey’s Q4 2022 database had bought a stake in SomaLogic, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLGC).  is the firm’s largest investor since it owns Eli Casdin’s Casdin Capital shares that are worth $31 million.

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