We at Insider Monkey have gone over 700 13F filings that hedge funds and prominent investors are required to file by the SEC The 13F filings show the funds’ and investors’ portfolio positions as of September 30th. In this article, we look at what those funds think of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) based on that data.
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) shareholders have witnessed an increase in hedge fund sentiment lately. Our calculations also showed that PG isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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We’re going to view the key hedge fund action surrounding The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG).
How are hedge funds trading The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 53 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a change of 20% from the second quarter of 2018. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards PG over the last 13 quarters. So, let’s review which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, key money managers have jumped into The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) headfirst. Element Capital Management, managed by Jeffrey Talpins, initiated the most outsized position in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG). Element Capital Management had $8.4 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. George Soros’s Soros Fund Management also initiated a $8.3 million position during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new PG investors: Benjamin A. Smith’s Laurion Capital Management, Ian Simm’s Impax Asset Management, and Ben Levine, Andrew Manuel and Stefan Renold’s LMR Partners.
Let’s check out hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) but similarly valued. We will take a look at China Mobile Limited (NYSE:CHL), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL). All of these stocks’ market caps resemble PG’s market cap.
| Ticker | No of HFs with positions | Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) | Change in HF Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHL | 15 | 407859 | 2 |
| NVS | 29 | 1726900 | 4 |
| KO | 43 | 20664284 | 4 |
| ORCL | 49 | 8089171 | -1 |
| Average | 34 | 7722054 | 2.25 |
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As you can see these stocks had an average of 34 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $7.72 billion. That figure was $8.43 billion in PG’s case. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand China Mobile Limited (NYSE:CHL) is the least popular one with only 15 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is more popular among hedge funds. Considering that hedge funds are fond of this stock in relation to its market cap peers, it may be a good idea to analyze it in detail and potentially include it in your portfolio.
Disclosure: None. This article was originally published at Insider Monkey.
