5 Best Stocks for Beginners with Little Money

3. Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX)

Number of hedge fund holders: 12

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a China-based semiconductor manufacturer. It also has stakes in the display imaging processing technologies. The company operates in the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States. The products that the firm manufactures are used in electronic devices like televisions, laptops, and mobile phones. The firm also makes micro-displays for augmented reality devices. Himax was founded in 2001 and is placed third on our list of 10 best stocks for beginners with little money. 

On April 19, the company announced that it had become the largest shareholder in the Chinese visual technology firm CM Visual Technology for an undisclosed fee. CM Visual makes microstructure optical films. The announcement came two weeks after Himax said that it had partnered with automotive display supplier BOE Varitronix for flexible AMOLED automotive displays and won accolades for an initial product design from a major electric vehicle company. 

Out of the hedge funds being tracked by Insider Monkey, Beijing-based investment firm Yiheng Capital is a leading shareholder in the firm with 6.7 million shares worth more than $49.8 million.