The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. Insider Monkey finished processing 821 13F filings submitted by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds’ portfolio positions as of March 31st, 2020. What do these smart investors think about Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH)?
Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) has experienced a decrease in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds in recent months. INVH was in 27 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the first quarter of 2020. There were 33 hedge funds in our database with INVH positions at the end of the previous quarter. Our calculations also showed that INVH isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q1 rankings and see the video for a quick look at the top 5 stocks).
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How are hedge funds trading Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH)?
Heading into the second quarter of 2020, a total of 27 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of -18% from one quarter earlier. The graph below displays the number of hedge funds with bullish position in INVH over the last 18 quarters. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were adding to their stakes considerably (or already accumulated large positions).
The largest stake in Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) was held by Zimmer Partners, which reported holding $169.4 million worth of stock at the end of September. It was followed by Renaissance Technologies with a $160.2 million position. Other investors bullish on the company included D E Shaw, Waterfront Capital Partners, and Woodson Capital Management. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Hill Winds Capital allocated the biggest weight to Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH), around 10.63% of its 13F portfolio. Land & Buildings Investment Management is also relatively very bullish on the stock, setting aside 5.03 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to INVH.
Seeing as Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) has witnessed falling interest from hedge fund managers, it’s safe to say that there exists a select few money managers that slashed their entire stakes last quarter. Interestingly, Josh Donfeld and David Rogers’s Castle Hook Partners dumped the biggest stake of the 750 funds tracked by Insider Monkey, totaling an estimated $15 million in stock. Simon Sadler’s fund, Segantii Capital, also dropped its stock, about $9 million worth. These moves are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest was cut by 6 funds last quarter.
Let’s now review hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) but similarly valued. These stocks are Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY), Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL), LINE Corporation (NYSE:LN), and Credicorp Ltd. (NYSE:BAP). This group of stocks’ market caps resemble INVH’s market cap.
| Ticker | No of HFs with positions | Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) | Change in HF Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAAY | 22 | 550561 | 0 |
| ACGL | 33 | 733577 | 10 |
| LN | 7 | 59060 | -6 |
| BAP | 22 | 193610 | 0 |
| Average | 21 | 384202 | 1 |
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As you can see these stocks had an average of 21 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $384 million. That figure was $563 million in INVH’s case. Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand LINE Corporation (NYSE:LN) is the least popular one with only 7 bullish hedge fund positions. Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) is not the most popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still above average. Our calculations showed that top 10 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 41.4% in 2019 and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 10.1 percentage points. These stocks gained 8.3% in 2020 through the end of May but still beat the market by 13.2 percentage points. Hedge funds were also right about betting on INVH as the stock returned 23.8% in Q2 (through the end of May) and outperformed the market. Hedge funds were rewarded for their relative bullishness.
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