Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI) investors should be aware of an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds recently.
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With all of this in mind, we’re going to take a peek at the latest action regarding Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI).
Hedge fund activity in Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI)
At the end of the first quarter, a total of 17 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 6% from the first quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes significantly.
According to our comprehensive database, Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value LP had the biggest position in Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI), worth close to $93.4 million, accounting for 8.5% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Ken Griffin of Citadel Investment Group, with a $22.5 million position; less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Other hedge funds that hold long positions include Bill Miller’s Legg Mason Capital Management, Brian Ashford-Russell and Tim Woolley’s Polar Capital and Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management.
As aggregate interest increased, some big names have jumped into Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI) headfirst. SG Capital Management, managed by Ken Grossman and Glen Schneider, established the most valuable position in Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI). SG Capital Management had 7.3 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Louis Bacon’s Moore Global Investments also made a $1.4 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new IDTI investors: Matthew Tewksbury’s Stevens Capital Management, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, and David Costen Haley’s HBK Investments.
Insider trading activity in Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI)
Insider purchases made by high-level executives is at its handiest when the company we’re looking at has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the latest 180-day time period, Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and 8 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also take a look at hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDTI). These stocks are Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY), M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings (NASDAQ:MTSI), Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:SPRD), and Intersil Corp (NASDAQ:ISIL). This group of stocks belong to the semiconductor – broad line industry and their market caps are closest to IDTI’s market cap.
