Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Infosys Ltd ADR (INFY)

Should Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY) investors track the following data?

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Now that that’s out of the way, it’s important to analyze the newest info surrounding Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY).

How have hedgies been trading Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY)?

At the end of the second quarter, a total of 11 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -21% from the first quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes substantially.

When using filings from the hedgies we track, Polaris Capital Management, managed by Bernard Horn, holds the largest position in Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY). Polaris Capital Management has a $89.2 million position in the stock, comprising 5% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is AQR Capital Management, managed by Cliff Asness, which held a $62.7 million position; 0.2% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Some other peers that hold long positions include Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management, Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies and Peter Rathjens Bruce Clarke and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital.

As Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY) has experienced dropping sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there lies a certain “tier” of money managers that slashed their full holdings last quarter. It’s worth mentioning that Robert B. Gillam’s McKinley Capital Management dropped the largest stake of all the hedgies we track, comprising about $10.8 million in call options., and Dmitry Balyasny of Balyasny Asset Management was right behind this move, as the fund dropped about $6.7 million worth. These bearish behaviors are interesting, as total hedge fund interest dropped by 3 funds last quarter.

What do corporate executives and insiders think about Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY)?

Insider buying made by high-level executives is best served when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last 180-day time frame, Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

We’ll also examine the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE:INFY). These stocks are Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNQR), National Instruments Corp (NASDAQ:NATI), ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS), Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), and VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW). This group of stocks belong to the technical & system software industry and their market caps are closest to INFY’s market cap.