MFFAIS.com featured their Quarterly Beverages-Wine And Spirits Industry Rundown. Mffais.com compiles the statistics from recent SEC filings by mutual funds and institutions to determine the positions taken and confidence in stocks by professional mutual fund managers and institutional investors.
Highlights included:
* Diageo Plc (DEO) leads industry in number of funds buying shares 39.36% of industry buys
* Mercian Corp (2536.T) had the highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)
* Constellation Brands Inc (STZ) had second highest number of funds buying shares 20.71% of industry buys
* Mercian Corp (2536.T) had the second highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)
* The top 30 moves by funds in the industry by value of trade shows:
a) 56.66% buys versus 43.33% sells
b) Pernod-Ricard Sa (RI.PA) buys were 20.00% of all activity, 35.29% of number of buys and 52.92% of value of buy trades
c) Diageo Plc (DEO) buys were 33.33% of all activity, 58.82% of number of buys and 45.41% of value of buy trades
* When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most bought industry stock was Central European Distribution Corp (CEDC)
* When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most sold industry stock was Diageo Plc (DEO)
For details of the "Stock Picks of Institutional Investors!", including purchasing history and buying patterns, please visit http://www.mffais.com
