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Overall, IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) has experienced a decrease in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds lately. There were 16 hedge funds in our database with IPGP holdings at the end of the third quarter, compared to 20 funds at the end of June. 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 Realogy Holdings Corp (NYSE:RLGY), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK), and The Madison Square Garden Co (NASDAQ:MSG) to gather more data points.
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Now, let’s take a gander at the new action regarding IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP).
What have hedge funds been doing with IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 16 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on IPG Photonics, down by 20% over the quarter. The graph below displays the number of hedge funds with bullish position in IPGP over the last five quarters. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly (or already accumulated large positions).
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Royce & Associates, led by Chuck Royce, holds the number one position in IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP). Royce & Associates has a $62.3 million position in the stock, comprising 0.4% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Matthew A. Weatherbie’s Weatherbie Capital holding a $27.5 million position; 3.5% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Other professional money managers with similar optimism consist of Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management, and David E. Shaw’s D E Shaw. 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.
