In Q2 2014, U.S. institutions decreased equity holdings
Institutional investors in the ten largest money management countries decreased equity holdings by 0.3% quarter-over- quarter.
Funds play health care mergers; sell media companies and large financial institutions
The 50 largest hedge funds significantly increased their equity exposure (+9.8%) in Q2 2014 in the wake of M&A activity in the...
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Market not rewarding earnings beats and punishing earnings misses
446 companies in the S&P 500 have reported second quarter earnings so far, and 73% have reported actual EPS above the mean...
Tesla Suppliers Provide Low Valuation Alternative
Tesla’s sales growth and product pipeline make compelling stories, but its valuation is enough to give even growth investors...
Buybacks grow 50% year-over-year; near pre-recession highs
Aggregate share buybacks for the S&P 500 grew 50% in Q1 to $154.2 billion, and amounted to the third largest quarterly total...
Number of IPOs rises to highest total since 2000
The quarterly count of companies that went public in Q2 grew 42% year-over-year. This figure surged over the past year, and the...
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Have industry analysts hit the ball out of the park in terms of predicting the best performing sectors, or have they strikeout on...
Consumer Discretionary key to record dividends per share level and rapid growth
The Consumer Discretionary sector has been driving the dividend rebound in a remarkably steady way with DPS growth that was among...
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In Q1 2014, the 50 largest hedge funds bought VZ, EBAY, LBTYA; sold KMI, GM, BAC
The 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by 1.9% in Q1 2014. However, equity positions grew faster in the...
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