Date updated:06-20-2009
Each week Barron's has a 13D Filings column. 13Ds are filed when a fund (usually an activist hedge fund) accumulates more than 5% of a firm and is planning on pushing for change (e.g.a sale of the company, sale of certain assets, a share buyback, or a share dividend) to unlock value.

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FPU
Fpu - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Energy West (EWST) demanded a copy of Florida Public Utilities' list of shareholders for the purpose of communicating with FPU shareholders regarding the affairs of FPU, including the coming special meeting of shareholders related to the proposed merger with Chesapeake Utilities (CPK). Energy West increased its stake to 394,522 shares (6.4%) by buying 50,448 from April 29 to June 12 at prices ranging from $11.95 to $12.86.

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LDL
Lydall Inc - $5.45
- -0.37%
- $5.46
The Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust reported ownership of 896,802 shares (5.34%) after buying 628,902 from April 13 to June 12 at $3.31 to $4 a share.

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ARL
Amer Rlty Investo - $8.27
- -1.31%
- $8.35
International Health Products in-creased its holdings to 786,817 shares (6.83%) by acquiring 18,000 on June 8 at about $11.70 a share.

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ECGI
Envoy Capital Gro - $1.21
- +0.83%
- $1.17
Investor Geoffrey B. Genovese raised his stake to 1,541,083 shares (18%) by purchasing 200,000 on June 15 at $1.60 a share.

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AXC
- $0.00
- 0.00%
- $N/A
A group including Bulldog Investors raised its stake to 3,772,426 shares (14%) by purchasing 380,000 on June 8 at prices ranging from $8.03 to $8.04.

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MEDW
Mediware Informat - $7.00
- -1.96%
- $7.06
A group including Cannell Capital raised its holdings to 475,298 shares (6.2%) after having bought 83,360 shares from April 15 to June 9 at prices ranging from $4.22 to $5.13.

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SCON
Superconductor Te - $2.70
- -3.57%
- $2.69
Kopp Investment Advisors increased its stake to 2,567,500 shares (13.7%) when it purchased 260,000 from May 18 to June 5 at $3.14 to $3.80 apiece.

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CALP
Caliper Life Scie - $2.70
- 0.00%
- $2.58
Investors including Millennium Management reduced their holdings to 3,014,733 shares (6.1%) by selling 225,741 from April 16 to June 9 at $0.95 to $1.83 a share.
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Also, DSX, for instance moved up after
hours.
It might depend on your timeframe. The
related indexes appear to be trending
up. (this is not a recommendation).
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