American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) was in 14 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. ACC investors should pay attention to an increase in enthusiasm from smart money in recent months. There were 13 hedge funds in our database with ACC positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Keeping this in mind, it’s important to take a peek at the recent action surrounding American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC).
What have hedge funds been doing with American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC)?
At the end of the first quarter, a total of 14 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 8% from the first quarter. With hedgies’ capital changing hands, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes substantially.
According to our comprehensive database, D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw had the most valuable position in American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC), worth close to $44.1 million, accounting for 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Jeffrey Furber of AEW Capital Management, with a $37.2 million position; the fund has 0.9% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Remaining hedge funds that hold long positions include Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management and Glenn Russell Dubin’s Highbridge Capital Management.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, key hedge funds have jumped into American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) headfirst. Balyasny Asset Management, managed by Dmitry Balyasny, established the most valuable position in American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC). Balyasny Asset Management had 5.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors also initiated a $3.1 million position during the quarter. The only other fund with a new position in the stock is David Costen Haley’s HBK Investments.
Insider trading activity in American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC)
Insider buying is particularly usable when the primary stock in question has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last half-year time period, American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) has experienced 2 unique insiders buying, and 1 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s check out hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC). These stocks are Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT), Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE:ESS), Apartment Investment and Management Co. (NYSE:AIV), Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH), and Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO). This group of stocks are in the reit – residential industry and their market caps match ACC’s market cap.
