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Third Point Increases Investment in Sotheby’s (BID)

Posted on August 26th, 2013 by daniel

Third Point LLC, the hedge fund run by Daniel Loeb, filed a new 13D disclosing ownership of 3,925,000 shares of BID as of August 15, 2013. This gives Third Point a 5.7% stake in the company and is an increase of 1,425,000 shares over what they reported on their 13F for the quarter ending June 30, 2013. From Yahoo! […]

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Third Point Files an Amended 13F Disclosing New Position in Murphy Oil (MUR)

Posted on October 2nd, 2012 by daniel

Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC filed an amended 13F for the quarter ending June 30th, 2012 disclosing a new position in Murphy Oil.  Third Point held 1,500,000 shares of MUR valued at approximately $75,435,000.  This represents 2.25% of their reported 13F portfolio. From Yahoo! Finance, Murphy Oil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and […]

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Heat Map for Q2 2012 is Ready

Posted on August 15th, 2012 by daniel

The Whalewisdom Heat Map for Q2 2012 is ready. The top 10 Heat Map Stocks (calculated from 107 filers) Stock Highlights Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN) # of filers holding stock: 16 # of times in top 10 holdings: 3 Average portfolio rank: 282 # of filers increasing position: 9 # of filers decreasing position: 7 […]

Potential Losers in Today’s Zynga (ZNGA) Action

Posted on July 26th, 2012 by daniel

Zynga fell over 37% today after the company slashed its 2012 earnings outlook and posted 2nd-quarter results that were below estimates. Below are just a few funds that reported holding ZNGA shares.  Get more details at http://whalewisdom.com/stock/znga   Schedule 13G Holders Filing Company Date of Filing Total Reported Shares Owned Shares Reported on 13F SC 13G/A […]

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Potential Winners and Losers in Today’s Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX) Action

Posted on June 21st, 2012 by daniel

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX) is up over 37% at the time of this posting on news that Onyx’s myeloma drug received approval from the DFA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee.  Here’s a quick snapshot of potential fund winner’s and loser’s in the stock based on March 31st 13F holdings data. Winners in ONXX – 13F filers with […]

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