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Hedge fund interest in LGI Homes Inc (NASDAQ:LGIH) shares was flat during the third quarter. This is usually a negative indicator. 10 hedge funds that we track owned the stock on September 30, same as on June 30. At the end of this article we will also compare LGIH to other stocks including Orthofix International NV (NASDAQ:OFIX), PHH Corporation (NYSE:PHH), and Re/Max Holdings Inc (NYSE:RMAX) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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How have hedgies been trading LGI Homes Inc (NASDAQ:LGIH)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 10 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, unchanged from one quarter earlier. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards LGIH over the last 5 quarters, which shows a general downtrend in ownership. So, let’s find out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
According to Insider Monkey’s hedge fund database, Ken Heebner’s Capital Growth Management has the most valuable position in LGI Homes Inc (NASDAQ:LGIH), worth close to $23.8 million, corresponding to 1.1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Robert Hockett of Covalent Capital Partners holding a $13.7 million position; 5.3% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining hedge funds and institutional investors that hold long positions comprise Douglas Dethy’s DC Capital Partners, Gavin Saitowitz and Cisco J. del Valle’s Springbok Capital, and Cliff Asness’ AQR Capital 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-micro-cap stocks.
