Here is What Hedge Funds Think About RLJ Entertainment Inc (RLJE)

RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) was in 8 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. RLJE has seen an increase in enthusiasm from smart money of late. There were 7 hedge funds in our database with RLJE holdings at the end of the previous quarter.

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Now, we’re going to take a gander at the recent action regarding RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE).

What does the smart money think about RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE)?

In preparation for this quarter, a total of 8 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 14% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes substantially.

When looking at the hedgies we track, Charles Davidson’s Wexford Capital had the largest position in RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE), worth close to $7.1 million, accounting for 0.6% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Buckingham Capital Management, managed by David Keidan, which held a $2.5 million position; the fund has 0.2% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedgies that are bullish include Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson’s Adage Capital Management, John M. Angelo and Michael L. Gordon’s Angelo Gordon & Co and Anand Parekh’s Alyeska Investment Group.

Now, key money managers were breaking ground themselves. Alyeska Investment Group, managed by Anand Parekh, created the biggest call position in RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE). Alyeska Investment Group had 0.9 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Eric Sprott’s Sprott Asset Management also made a $0.5 million investment in the stock during the quarter.

How have insiders been trading RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE)?

Insider purchases made by high-level executives is most useful when the primary stock in question has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last 180-day time frame, RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

Let’s go over hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE). These stocks are Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp (NASDAQ:CIDM), PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFSW), World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:XWES), Newtek Business Services, Inc (NASDAQ:NEWT), and SuperMedia Inc (NASDAQ:SPMD). This group of stocks are the members of the business services industry and their market caps are similar to RLJE’s market cap.

With the returns shown by the aforementioned tactics, retail investors should always pay attention to hedge fund and insider trading activity, and RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) is an important part of this process.

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