Friday, May 17, 2013

Citi spurned by big time hedge funds




According to fool.com Citigroup has been on a tear the past two days, rising 5% after hedge fund manager David Tepper spoke out about his confidence in stocks earlier in the week. Dubbed the "Tepper Rally," the bull market following his comments, especially within the financial sector, really boosted Citigroup -- which is Tepper's largest holding in his Appaloosa Management fund.


But the bank is having a hard time holding on this morning, as news of Appaloosa's most recent 13F filing shows the fund reduced it's position in Citi during the first quarter. Cut by 7.3%, Appaloosa's stake in Citi is still its largest holding at 8.5 million shares, but the fund also reported options that would allow it to further reduce its share count in the future….

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