Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT) was in 6 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of December. WIT has seen an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds recently. There were 5 hedge funds in our database with WIT positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Keeping this in mind, let’s take a look at the key action surrounding Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT).
How are hedge funds trading Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT)?
In preparation for this year, a total of 6 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 20% from the third quarter. With hedgies’ capital changing hands, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes meaningfully.
According to our comprehensive database, Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management had the most valuable position in Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT), worth close to $2 million, accounting for 0% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Renaissance Technologies, managed by Jim Simons, which held a $1 million position; 0% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Some other hedge funds that hold long positions include D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw, Thomas Bailard’s Bailard Inc and Sander Gerber’s Hudson Bay Capital Management.
As one would reasonably expect, some big names have jumped into Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT) headfirst. Hudson Bay Capital Management, managed by Sander Gerber, initiated the most outsized position in Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT). Hudson Bay Capital Management had 0 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group also made a $0 million investment in the stock during the quarter.
Insider trading activity in Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT)
Insider buying is particularly usable when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last half-year time frame, Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT) has seen zero insider buying, and zero 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 Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT):
| Company Name | # of Hedge Funds | # of Insiders Buying | # of Insiders Selling |
| Gartner Inc (NYSE:IT) | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX) | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) | 23 | 0 | 10 |
With the returns shown by the aforementioned strategies, retail investors must always monitor hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Wipro Limited (ADR) (NYSE:WIT) is no exception.
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