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Hedge fund interest in Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFII) shares was flat at the end of last quarter. EFII was in 10 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. This is usually a negative indicator. At the end of this article we will also compare EFII to other stocks including Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ:PCTY), M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings (NASDAQ:MTSI), and Matador Resources Co (NYSE:MTDR) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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Hedge fund activity in Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFII)
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 10 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, unchanged from the second quarter of 2016. On the other hand, there were a total of 14 hedge funds with a bullish position in EFII at the beginning of this year. So, let’s find out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
According to Insider Monkey’s hedge fund database, Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital holds the number one position in Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFII) which has a $100.3 million position in the stock, comprising 5.3% of its 13F portfolio. On Cadian Capital’s heels is Nick Niell of Arrowgrass Capital Partners, with a $24.8 million position. Other members of the smart money with similar optimism include Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson’s Adage Capital Management, John Croghan and Richard Fradin’s Rail-Splitter Capital Management and Ira Unschuld’s Brant Point Investment 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.
