The Insider Monkey team has completed processing the quarterly 13F filings for the September quarter submitted by the hedge funds and other money managers included in our extensive database. Most hedge funds have been producing disappointing net returns in recent years, however that was partly due to the poor performance of small-cap stocks in general. Well, small-cap stocks finally turned the corner and have been beating the large-cap stocks by more than 10 percentage points over the last 5 months.This means the relevancy of hedge funds’ public filings became inarguable, as they may reveal numerous high-potential stocks. The following article will discuss the smart money sentiment towards IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX).
IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX) was included in the 13F portfolios of 14 funds from our database at the end of the third quarter. The company saw a slight increase in hedge fund interest between July and September. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren’t the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds’ perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That’s why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGL), LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LPLA), and Masonite International Corp (NYSE:DOOR) to gather more data points.
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Now, let’s view the latest action regarding IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX).
Hedge fund activity in IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX)
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 14 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, up by one over the quarter. On the other hand, there were a total of 19 hedge funds with a bullish position in IMAX at the beginning of this year. So, let’s find out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Clough Capital Partners, led by Charles Clough, holds the largest position in IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX). Clough Capital Partners has a $35.8 million position in the stock, comprising 1.9% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is David Forster and Peter Wilton’s IBIS Capital Partners, with a $16.5 million position; 6.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.
