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 Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ:FOMX).
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ:FOMX) shareholders have witnessed an increase in enthusiasm from smart money recently. FOMX was in 18 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. There were 17 hedge funds in our database with FOMX positions at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare FOMX to other stocks including PHI Inc. (NASDAQ:PHIIK), Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX), and Hooker Furniture Corporation (NASDAQ:HOFT) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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What have hedge funds been doing with Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ:FOMX)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 18 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, an increase of 6% from the previous quarter. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards FOMX over the last 5 quarters. So, let’s review 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, Jeffrey Jay and David Kroin’s Great Point Partners has the biggest position in Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ:FOMX), worth close to $25.6 million, corresponding to 6.5% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Baker Bros. Advisors, led by Julian Baker and Felix Baker, holding a $22.8 million position. Other hedge funds and institutional investors with similar optimism comprise Joseph Edelman’s Perceptive Advisors, and James E. Flynn’s Deerfield Management. 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.
