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Thus, it’s important to examine the newest info about Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY).
Hedge fund activity in Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY)
Heading into Q3, a total of 13 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 30% from the first quarter. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes considerably.
Out of the hedge funds we follow, AEW Capital Management, managed by Jeffrey Furber, holds the largest position in Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY). AEW Capital Management has a $75.8 million position in the stock, comprising 2% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Renaissance Technologies, managed by Jim Simons, which held a $22.2 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Other hedge funds that hold long positions include Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management and J. Alan Reid, Jr.’s Forward Management.
Now, specific money managers were leading the bulls’ herd. AEW Capital Management, managed by Jeffrey Furber, initiated the most valuable position in Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY). AEW Capital Management had 75.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies also initiated a $22.2 million position during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, and J. Alan Reid, Jr.’s Forward Management.
How have insiders been trading Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY)?
Insider buying is at its handiest when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the last six-month time frame, Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll go over the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY). These stocks are CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH), Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW), Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PDM), Kilroy Realty Corp (NYSE:KRC), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE:ARE). This group of stocks are in the reit – office industry and their market caps match LRY’s market cap.
