Data is Wall Street’s currency, and there’s an abundance of it to go around. Between earnings season — the six-week stretch each quarter where most S&P 500 companies report their operating results — and economic data releases, there’s an almost overwhelming amount of information for investors to absorb. Occasionally, something important can fall through the cracks.
For example, May 15 marked the deadline for institutional investors overseeing at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission — and you might have missed it.
This filing, which is due no later than 45 calendar days following the end to a quarter, details which stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and (select) stock options Wall Street’s brightest money managers purchased and sold in the latest quarter. It can offer big-time clues as to which influential stocks are garnering interest or falling out of favor.