Where Do Hedge Funds Stand On Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT)?

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 817 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F filings show the funds’ and investors’ portfolio positions as of September 30th, about a month before the elections. In this article we look at what those investors think of Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT).

Hedge fund interest in Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT) shares was flat at the end of last quarter. This is usually a negative indicator. Our calculations also showed that CLMT isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings and see the video for a quick look at the top 5 stocks). At the end of this article we will also compare CLMT to other stocks including Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (NASDAQ:ASPS), Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE:PLYM), and Baytex Energy Corp (NYSE:BTE) to get a better sense of its popularity.

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How have hedgies been trading Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT)?

At Q3’s end, a total of 3 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a change of 0% from the second quarter of 2020. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards CLMT over the last 21 quarters. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings significantly (or already accumulated large positions).

More specifically, Dorset Management was the largest shareholder of Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT), with a stake worth $5.2 million reported as of the end of September. Trailing Dorset Management was Springhouse Capital Management, which amassed a stake valued at $0.9 million. Citadel Investment Group was also very fond of the stock, becoming one of the largest hedge fund holders of the company. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Dorset Management allocated the biggest weight to Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT), around 3.02% of its 13F portfolio. Springhouse Capital Management is also relatively very bullish on the stock, designating 1.37 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to CLMT.

Earlier we told you that the aggregate hedge fund interest in the stock was unchanged and we view this as a negative development. Even though there weren’t any hedge funds dumping their holdings during the third quarter, there weren’t any hedge funds initiating brand new positions. This indicates that hedge funds, at the very best, perceive this stock as dead money and they haven’t identified any viable catalysts that can attract investor attention.

Let’s now take a look at hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT). We will take a look at Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (NASDAQ:ASPS), Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE:PLYM), Baytex Energy Corp (NYSE:BTE), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE:TYG), Farmland Partners Inc (NYSE:FPI), Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST), and Aduro BioTech Inc (NASDAQ:ADRO). This group of stocks’ market values are closest to CLMT’s market value.

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As you can see these stocks had an average of 8.1 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $18 million. That figure was $7 million in CLMT’s case. Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE:PLYM) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE:TYG) is the least popular one with only 2 bullish hedge fund positions. Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P (NASDAQ:CLMT) is not the least popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still below average. Our overall hedge fund sentiment score for CLMT is 20.4. Stocks with higher number of hedge fund positions relative to other stocks as well as relative to their historical range receive a higher sentiment score. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 41.3% in 2019 and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 10 percentage points. These stocks gained 28.1% in 2020 through November 23rd and still beat the market by 15.4 percentage points. A small number of hedge funds were also right about betting on CLMT as the stock returned 40.4% since the end of the third quarter (through 11/23) and outperformed the market by an even larger margin.

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