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VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) investors should pay attention to a decrease in support from the world’s most elite money managers recently. Our calculations also showed that VICI isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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We’re going to take a look at the key hedge fund action regarding VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI).
What does the smart money think about VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI)?
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When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis’s Canyon Capital Advisors has the biggest position in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI), worth close to $964.2 million, accounting for 13.1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second most bullish fund manager is Soros Fund Management, managed by George Soros, which holds a $464.8 million position; the fund has 10.2% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other members of the smart money that hold long positions contain Michael Weinstock’s Monarch Alternative Capital, Doug Silverman and Alexander Klabin’s Senator Investment Group and Edward A. Mule’s Silver Point Capital.
Judging by the fact that VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) has witnessed a decline in interest from the aggregate hedge fund industry, it’s safe to say that there exists a select few hedgies that elected to cut their full holdings last quarter. Interestingly, Mark T. Gallogly’s Centerbridge Partners cut the biggest position of the 700 funds followed by Insider Monkey, totaling an estimated $49.2 million in stock, and John Khoury’s Long Pond Capital was right behind this move, as the fund dropped about $39 million worth. These transactions are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest was cut by 5 funds last quarter.
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| Ticker | No of HFs with positions | Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) | Change in HF Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOYA | 38 | 1668174 | 2 |
| FTCH | 28 | 260213 | 28 |
| SCI | 15 | 573126 | -10 |
| MFGP | 10 | 177625 | -4 |
| Average | 22.75 | 669785 | 4 |
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As you can see these stocks had an average of 22.75 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $670 million. That figure was $3.56 billion in VICI’s case. Voya Financial Inc (NYSE:VOYA) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Micro Focus Intl PLC (NYSE:MFGP) is the least popular one with only 10 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) 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.
