The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) shareholders have witnessed an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds lately.
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Keeping this in mind, we’re going to take a gander at the key action encompassing The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO).
How have hedgies been trading The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO)?
Heading into 2013, a total of 19 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 27% from the previous quarter. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes considerably.
According to our comprehensive database, SAC Capital Advisors, managed by Steven Cohen, holds the largest position in The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO). SAC Capital Advisors has a $84 million position in the stock, comprising 0.4% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is D. E. Shaw of D E Shaw, with a $50 million position; the fund has 0.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedgies that hold long positions include Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates, Sean Cullinan’s Point State Capital and James E. Flynn’s Deerfield Management.
As industrywide interest jumped, key money managers were leading the bulls’ herd. Balyasny Asset Management, managed by Dmitry Balyasny, created the most valuable position in The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO). Balyasny Asset Management had 11 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. SAC Subsidiary’s Sigma Capital Management also made a $6 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The other funds with brand new MDCO positions are Charles Davidson’s Wexford Capital, John Burbank’s Passport Capital, and SAC Subsidiary’s CR Intrinsic Investors.
What have insiders been doing with The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO)?
Bullish insider trading is particularly usable when the company we’re looking at has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last half-year time period, The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and 7 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the returns exhibited by our strategies, retail investors must always monitor hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) shareholders fit into this picture quite nicely.
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