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Is Travelport Worldwide Ltd (NYSE:TVPT) the right pick for your portfolio? Hedge funds are selling. The number of long hedge fund positions decreased by 2 recently. TVPT was in 26 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2016. There were 28 hedge funds in our database with TVPT holdings at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare TVPT to other stocks including CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:CBL), Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN), and Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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With all of this in mind, let’s check out the fresh action encompassing Travelport Worldwide Ltd (NYSE:TVPT).
How are hedge funds trading Travelport Worldwide Ltd (NYSE:TVPT)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 26 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a drop of 7% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ capital changing hands, there exists a few noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes significantly (or already accumulated large positions).
According to Insider Monkey’s hedge fund database, Solus Alternative Asset Management, run by Christopher Pucillo, holds the number one position in Travelport Worldwide Ltd (NYSE:TVPT). According to regulatory filings, the fund has an $89.6 million position in the stock, comprising 24.9% of its 13F portfolio. On Solus Alternative Asset Management’s heels is Parag Vora of HG Vora Capital Management, with a $45.1 million position; the fund has 5.8% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other peers with similar optimism comprise Amit Nitin Doshi’s Harbor Spring Capital, George Soros’s Soros Fund Management and Will Cook’s Sunriver Management.
