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Hedge fund interest in Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc (NYSEMKT:BRG) shares was flat at the end of last quarter, with 8 hedge funds bullish on the stock. This is usually a negative indicator. At the end of this article we will also compare BRG to other stocks including Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:BSET), Merus NV (NASDAQ:MRUS), and Great Ajax Corp (NYSE:AJX) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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How have hedgies been trading Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc (NYSEMKT:BRG)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 8 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, unchanged from the previous quarter. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards BRG over the last 5 quarters. So, let’s examine which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, John Thiessen’s Vertex One Asset Management holds the most valuable position in Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc (NYSEMKT:BRG). Vertex One Asset Management has a $8.7 million position in the stock, comprising 1.4% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Philip Hempleman of Ardsley Partners, with a $8.6 million position; 1.4% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining members of the smart money that are bullish contain Renaissance Technologies, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, Amy Minella’s Cardinal Capital and Emanuel J. Friedman’s EJF Capital. 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.