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Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSEAMEX:GTE) was in 16 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. GTE shareholders have witnessed a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money recently. There were 17 hedge funds in our database with GTE positions at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare GTE to other stocks including Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU), ePlus Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS), and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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Keeping this in mind, let’s take a gander at the latest action surrounding Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSEAMEX:GTE).
Hedge fund activity in Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSEAMEX:GTE)
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 16 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of -6% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings considerably (or already accumulated large positions).
According to Insider Monkey’s hedge fund database, West Face Capital, managed by Greg Boland, holds the biggest position in Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSEAMEX:GTE). West Face Capital has a $50.7 million position in the stock, comprising 21% of its 13F portfolio. The second most bullish fund manager is Joseph Oughourlian and Michel Brogard of Amber Capital, with a $37.7 million position; 47.9% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining members of the smart money with similar optimism contain Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, John Thiessen’s Vertex One Asset Management and Andy Redleaf’s Whitebox Advisors.
