Is Edison International (NYSE:EIX) worth your attention right now? Prominent investors are buying. The number of bullish hedge fund bets advanced by 1 recently.
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Now, we’re going to take a gander at the key action surrounding Edison International (NYSE:EIX).
How are hedge funds trading Edison International (NYSE:EIX)?
At year’s end, a total of 18 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 6% from the previous quarter. With hedgies’ capital changing hands, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes significantly.
According to our comprehensive database, Jean-Marie Eveillard’s First Eagle Investment Management had the most valuable position in Edison International (NYSE:EIX), worth close to $145 million, accounting for 0.5% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson of Adage Capital Management, with a $136 million position; 1.2% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Some other hedgies that hold long positions include Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, Clint Carlson’s Carlson Capital and Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, some big names were leading the bulls’ herd. Carlson Capital, managed by Clint Carlson, assembled the largest position in Edison International (NYSE:EIX). Carlson Capital had 74 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital also initiated a $3 million position during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Glenn Russell Dubin’s Highbridge Capital Management, Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, and David Harding’s Winton Capital Management.
How are insiders trading Edison International (NYSE:EIX)?
Insider purchases made by high-level executives is most useful when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last 180-day time frame, Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and 6 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results demonstrated by our strategies, retail investors should always watch hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is no exception.
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