Date updated:07-21-2007
From Barron's 7-23-07:
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.
See Hate list below where funds filed 13Ds showing a new decrease in particular positions.

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APO
Amer Comm Prop Tr - $7.35
- 0.00%
- $N/A
From Barron's 7-23-07: "A group of controlling shareholders that's led by Chairman and CEO James Michael Wilson said that they are evaluating a possible "going-private" buyout for the real-estate investment trust. The shareholder group intends to obtain a capital partner for a potential management buyout of American Community Property. Wilson and his family collectively own more than 50% of American Community Property's stock. be scrutinizing the Wilson family's action closely, and that it intends to contact the family regarding the potential buyout. Chapman Capital currently holds 395,302 shares (7.6% of the total shares outstanding)."

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ABY
Aktiebolaget Sven - $6.80
- 0.00%
- $N/A
From Barron's 7-23-07: "Third Avenue Management expressed its opposition to the company's proposed combination with Bowater (BOW). Another major shareholder of the company, Chapman Capital, said that it will Third Avenue believes that the combination with Bowater isn't in the best interests of Abitibi-Consolidated's shareholders and added that it intends to act accordingly. Third Avenue currently has no plans to solicit proxies from Abitibi-Consolidated's shareholders. Shareholders of the two companies are to exchange their holdings in an all-stock merger of equals to create the combined firm, which will be called AbitibiBowater. Third Avenue owns 54,756,503 shares (12.44%)."

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BKFG.PK
Bkf Capital Grp - $1.01
- 0.00%
- $N/A
From Barron's 7-23-07: "WebFinancial (WEFN) reported ownership of 646,333 shares (8.1%), bought from July 6 to 11 at prices that ranged from $2.45 to $2.70 a share."

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MIGP
Mercer Insurance - $18.10
- -0.49%
- $17.99
From Barron's 7-23-07: "A group that includes Loeb Partners reported ownership of 339,326 shares (5.2%), after the purchase of those shares from May 31 to July 11 at $18.20 to $20.04 apiece."

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GVA
Granite Construc - $29.33
- -0.74%
- $29.40
From Barron's 7-23-07: "Third Point raised its position to 4,000,000 shares (9.5%) by buying 1,239,700 from June 29 to July 16 at prices that ranged from $64.18 to $73.70 apiece."

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ILA
Ila - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
From Barron's 7-23-07: "A group of funds managed by Mario Gabelli's Gamco Investors (GBL) increased its stake to 23.65 million shares (6.3%), from the 19.7 million (5.3%) reported on May 29."

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TXI
Texas Ind - $34.52
- -0.17%
- $33.68
From Barron's 7-23-07: "NNS Holding increased its stake to 3.4 million shares (12.56%), from the 2.7 million (9.9%) reported in May."

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UTEK
Ultratech - $13.01
- +0.85%
- $12.80
From Barron's 7-23-07: "Thales Fund Management raised its holdings to 3.98 million shares (17.12%) from the 3.68 million (15.82%) reported on May 30."
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A. today was a huge mark up,,we rallyed off
the g20???thisd makes no sence at all .
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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