Joel Kornblau - Wednesday, May 4, 4:45 PMAt Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 28 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2022 reporting period, and noticed that American Tower Corp (AMT) was held by 11 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to take a closer look.
Before we proceed, it is important to point out that 13F filings do not tell the whole story, because these funds are only required to disclose their long positions with the SEC, but are not required to disclose their short positions. A fund making a bearish bet against a stock by shorting calls, for example, might also be long some amount of stock as they trade around their overall bearish position. This long component could show up in a 13F filing and everyone might assume the fund is bullish, but this tells only part of the story because the bearish/short side of the position is not seen.
Having given that caveat, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be revealing, especially when comparing one holding period to another. Below, let's take a look at the change in AMT positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers:
Fund | New Position? | Change In Share Count | Change In Market Value ($ in 1000's) |
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Manhattan West Asset Management LLC | Existing | -59 | -$51 |
Boyer & Corporon Wealth Management LLC | Existing | +6,331 | +$857 |
Adviser Investments LLC | Existing | +485 | -$1,291 |
Sandy Cove Advisors LLC | Existing | UNCH | -$3 |
Cavalier Investments LLC | Existing | -546 | -$368 |
Ameritas Advisory Services LLC | Existing | +94 | -$20 |
Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC | Existing | -11,751 | -$8,101 |
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | Existing | -3,235 | -$3,156 |
Dowling & Yahnke LLC | Existing | +24 | -$57 |
Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich | Existing | -327 | -$133 |
California Public Employees Retirement System | Existing | -427,347 | -$195,142 |
Aggregate Change: | -436,331 | -$207,465 |
In terms of shares owned, we count 4 of the above funds having increased existing AMT positions from 12/31/2021 to 03/31/2022, with 6 having decreased their positions.
Looking beyond these particular funds in this one batch of most recent filers, we tallied up the AMT share count in the aggregate among all of the funds which held AMT at the 03/31/2022 reporting period (out of the 2,175 we looked at in total). We then compared that number to the sum total of AMT shares those same funds held back at the 12/31/2021 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for AMT. We found that between these two periods, funds increased their holdings by 494,534 shares in the aggregate, from 23,266,470 up to 23,761,004 for a share count increase of approximately 2.13%. The overall top three funds holding AMT on 03/31/2022 were:
» | Fund | Shares of AMT Held |
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1. | Cantillon Capital Management LLC | 1,852,545 |
2. | Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA | 1,513,440 |
3. | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. | 1,428,673 |
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We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like American Tower Corp (AMT).
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