The 700+ hedge funds and money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the third quarter, which unveil their equity positions as of September 30. We went through these filings, fixed typos and other more significant errors and identified the changes in hedge fund positions. Our extensive review of these public filings is finally over, so this article is set to reveal the smart money sentiment towards MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MTSI).
Hedge fund interestn towards MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MTSI) shares was flat at the end of last quarter. This is usually a negative indicator. At the end of this article we will also compare MTSI to other stocks including Triumph Group Inc (NYSE:TGI), ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXLS), and Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE:EVR) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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With all of this in mind, we’re going to take a look at the key action surrounding MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MTSI).
What does the smart money think about MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MTSI)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 15 funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on MACOM Technology Solutions, unchanged over the quarter. By comparison, 16 hedge funds held shares or bullish call options in MTSI heading into this year. So, let’s find out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
According to publicly available hedge fund and institutional investor holdings data compiled by Insider Monkey, Matthew A. Weatherbie’s Weatherbie Capital holds the number one position in MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MTSI). Weatherbie Capital has a $26.6 million position in the stock, comprising 3.3% of its 13F portfolio. On Weatherbie Capital’s heels is Paul Marshall and Ian Wace’s Marshall Wace LLP, with a $7.1 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining professional money managers that hold long positions encompass Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates, Drew Cupps’ Cupps Capital Management, and Ira Unschuld’s Brant Point Investment Management. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.
