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 (NASDAQ: FB).
• Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX).
• Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD).
• Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ: ODP).

Corvex

Corvex lifted its stake in the following:

• TeamHealth Holdings Inc (NYSE: TMH).
• Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE: SIG).
• Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P).

Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc (NYSE: EVHC) and B/E Aerospace Inc (NASDAQ: BEAV) are the fresh picks in the second quarter.

Kynikos

Chanos' Kynikos picked up stakes in:

• Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK).
• Energizer Holdings Inc (NYSE: ENR).
• FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE).

Soros

Soros picked fresh stake in:

• Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ: SAVE).
• Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI).

Elliot

Elliot acquired fresh stakes in:

• PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM).
• Mentor Graphics Corp (NASDAQ: MENT).
• Cabelas Inc (NYSE: CAB).
• Imperva Inc (NYSE: IMPV).

Greenlight

Greenlight boosted its stakes in:

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

Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn picked up a stake in Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: AGN).

Berkshire

Tiger Global

Tiger Global boosted its stake in:

• Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).
• Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR).
• Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN).
• Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR).

Omega

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

Jana Partners

Jana Partners initiated stake in:

• ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE: CAG).
• Time Inc (NYSE: TIME).
• Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE).

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