Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (clf) Most Bought Metal-iron Stock By Number Of Institutions

Jan. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- MFFAIS.com featured their Quarterly Metal-Iron 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:

* Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) leads industry in number of funds buying shares 82.41% of industry buys

* Great Northern Iron Ore Properties (GNI) had the highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* Kumba Iron Ore Ltd (KIROY) had second highest number of funds buying shares 5.65% of industry buys

* Sundance Resources Ltd Australia (SDL.AX) 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) 63.33% buys versus 36.66% sells
b) Ferrexpo Plc (FXPO.L) buys were 30.00% of all activity, 47.36% of number of buys and 68.92% of value of buy trades
c) Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) buys were 30.00% of all activity, 47.36% of number of buys and 28.86% of value of buy trades

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most bought industry stock was Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF)

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most sold industry stock was Mesabi Trust (MSB)


For details and the full report, including purchasing history and buying patterns, please visit http://www.mffais.com

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