Here is What Hedge Funds Think About TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (TSU)

TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) was in 9 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. TSU investors should pay attention to a decrease in hedge fund interest lately. There were 11 hedge funds in our database with TSU positions at the end of the previous quarter.

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With these “truths” under our belt, we’re going to take a peek at the key action regarding TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU).

Hedge fund activity in TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU)

At the end of the fourth quarter, a total of 9 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -18% from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes significantly.

When looking at the hedgies we track, John Thaler’s JAT Capital Management had the most valuable position in TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU), worth close to $51.5 million, comprising 3.1% of its total 13F portfolio. On JAT Capital Management’s heels is Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies, with a $22 million position; the fund has 0.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Other hedge funds that are bullish include Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw and Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management.

Due to the fact that TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) has witnessed declining sentiment from hedge fund managers, logic holds that there exists a select few hedgies who were dropping their positions entirely in Q4. At the top of the heap, Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital sold off the largest stake of the 450+ funds we track, totaling an estimated $9.8 million in stock., and Mark Rachesky of MHR Fund Management was right behind this move, as the fund dumped about $1.6 million worth. These moves are important to note, as aggregate hedge fund interest dropped by 2 funds in Q4.

How are insiders trading TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU)?

Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is at its handiest when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last 180-day time period, TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

Let’s also take a look at hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU). These stocks are Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR) (NYSE:MBT), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), VimpelCom Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:VIP), Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (ADR) (NYSE:TKC), and SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SKM). This group of stocks are the members of the wireless communications industry and their market caps match TSU’s market cap.

With the results shown by the aforementioned tactics, retail investors must always monitor hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) is an important part of this process.

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