Hedge Funds Are Buying Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC)

Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund interest lately.

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Keeping this in mind, we’re going to take a glance at the key action regarding Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC).

What have hedge funds been doing with Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC)?

Heading into Q2, a total of 6 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 20% from the first quarter. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings considerably.

According to our comprehensive database, Citadel Investment Group, managed by Ken Griffin, holds the largest position in Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC). Citadel Investment Group has a $25.1 million position in the stock, comprising less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio. On Citadel Investment Group’s heels is Fisher Asset Management, managed by Ken Fisher, which held a $22.9 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Other peers with similar optimism include Clint Carlson’s Carlson Capital, Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management and J. Alan Reid, Jr.’s Forward Management.

Now, some big names have been driving this bullishness. Carlson Capital, managed by Clint Carlson, assembled the most valuable position in Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC). Carlson Capital had 9.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. J. Alan Reid Jr.’s Forward Management also initiated a $3.3 million position during the quarter.

Insider trading activity in Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC)

Bullish insider trading is particularly usable when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last half-year time period, Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, and 6 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

Let’s also review hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC). These stocks are Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW), CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH), Brookfield Canada Office Properties (NYSE:BOXC), American Realty Capital Trust Inc (NASDAQ:ARCT), and Mack Cali Realty Corp (NYSE:CLI). This group of stocks are the members of the reit – office industry and their market caps resemble OFC’s market cap.

With the results demonstrated by Insider Monkey’s research, retail investors should always keep an eye on hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) is no exception.

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