The Most Popular Stocks This 13F Season

Investors holding stocks in different companies take a stand based on the stakes held or increased by financial institutions. As top funds are the major investors in the market, retail investors often take a cue from their actions to support taking a position in certain names.

Therefore, Form 13F, which is filed by all the financial institutions having investments of more than $100 million, provide enough scope for investors to determine the most popular stocks each quarter.

Related Link: A How-To Guide For 13F Season

Let's look at some of the institutions' picks in the second quarter:

Paulson & Co

Paulson & Co boosted its stakes in:

• Facebook Inc FB.
• Boston Scientific Corporation BSX.
• Rite Aid Corporation RAD.
• Office Depot Inc ODP.

Corvex

Corvex lifted its stake in the following:

• TeamHealth Holdings Inc TMH.
• Signet Jewelers Ltd. SIG.
• Pandora Media Inc P.

Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc EVHC and B/E Aerospace Inc BEAV are the fresh picks in the second quarter.

Kynikos

Chanos' Kynikos picked up stakes in:

• Crown Holdings, Inc. CCK.
• Energizer Holdings Inc ENR.
• FireEye Inc FEYE.

Soros

Soros picked fresh stake in:

• Spirit Airlines Incorporated SAVE.
• Rovi Corporation ROVI.

Elliot

Elliot acquired fresh stakes in:

• PulteGroup, Inc. PHM.
• Mentor Graphics Corp MENT.
• Cabelas Inc CAB.
• Imperva Inc IMPV.

Greenlight

Greenlight boosted its stakes in:

• General Motors Company GM.
• Hertz Global Holdings, Inc HTZ.
• AmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC.
• Rite Aid.

Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn picked up a stake in Allergan plc Ordinary Shares AGN.

Berkshire

Berkshire increased its stake in Apple Inc.AAPL and Philips 66 PSX.

Tiger Global

Tiger Global boosted its stake in:

• Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN.
• Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR.
• Priceline Group Inc PCLN.
• Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR.

Omega

Cooperman's Omega showed interest in airlines companies by picking up Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL and United Continental Holdings Inc UAL. The company also boosted its stake in Electronic Arts Inc. EA, Allergan and Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. ASPS.

Jana Partners

Jana Partners initiated stake in:

• ConAgra Foods Inc CAG.
• Time Inc TIME.
• Expedia Inc EXPE.

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