Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) was in 18 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. PLL investors should pay attention to a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money recently.
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of metrics investors can use to monitor their holdings. A pair of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
Chuck Akre, the famous value investor, has managed to generate a sweet annualized return of 11.2% in the past ten years, nearly four times higher than the S&P 500’s annualized return of only 3%.
Dover Corp (NYSE:DOV) was in 18 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. DOV shareholders have witnessed an increase in hedge fund interest in recent months.