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Tilly’s Inc (NYSE:TLYS) has experienced an increase in hedge fund interest in recent months. TLYS was in 11 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2016. There were 7 hedge funds in our database with TLYS holdings at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare TLYS to other stocks including Limoneira Company (NASDAQ:LMNR), Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES), and Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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With all of this in mind, let’s take a look at the fresh action regarding Tilly’s Inc (NYSE:TLYS).
What does the smart money think about Tilly’s Inc (NYSE:TLYS)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 11 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of 57% from the second quarter of 2016. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards TLYS over the last 5 quarters. So, let’s see 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, Renaissance Technologies, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world, holds the most valuable position in Tilly’s Inc (NYSE:TLYS). Renaissance Technologies has a $6.2 million position in the stock, comprising less than 0.1% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is AQR Capital Management, led by Cliff Asness, holding a $1 million position; less than 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Remaining professional money managers that are bullish include John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors, and D E Shaw. 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.
