While the market driven by short-term sentiment influenced by uncertainty regarding the future of the interest rate environment in the US, the low commodity prices and the economic turmoil in China, many smart money investors are keeping their optimism regarding the current bull run, while still hedging many of their long positions. However, as we know, big investors usually buy stocks with strong fundamentals, which is why we believe we can profit from imitating them. In this article, we are going to take a look at the smart money sentiment surrounding CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF).
CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) shares haven’t seen a lot of action during the third quarter. Overall, hedge fund sentiment was unchanged. The stock was in 5 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. It might be interpreted as a good news considering that the shares of CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) were down 5.17% during the quarter. The declining stock value had no impact on hedge fund positions, although there is no valid proof of its role in the overall hedge fund sentiment. We will cover hedge funds that held stakes in CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) at the end of the third quarter.
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 Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI), Matador Resources Co (NYSE:MTDR), and Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) to gather more data points.
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Now, let’s analyze the new action encompassing CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF).
Hedge fund activity in CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF)
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 5 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, unchanged from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings significantly (or already accumulated large positions).
According to publicly available hedge fund and institutional investor holdings data compiled by Insider Monkey, Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group has the biggest position in CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF), worth close to $4.5 million, amounting to less than 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, with a $3.3 million position; less than 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Other peers that are bullish consist of Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital, John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors, and D E Shaw.
