Date updated:09-01-2007
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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COHR
Coherent - $22.30
- +2.76%
- $21.83
"Oliver Press Partners may pursue representation on the company's board. Oliver Press Partners believes that Coherent has underperformed and has not provided sufficient value to its shareholders. The investor intends to exchange views with the company's management and board, and possibly other shareholders, concerning the strategic direction of Coherent. Oliver Press Partners beneficially owns 1,872,865 million shares (6% of the total outstanding)."

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NLS
Nautilus Inc - $2.23
- +11.50%
- $2.02
"Sherborne Investors recently met with Nautilus' interim CEO, Robert Falcone, to discuss the status of the company's current operations and operational turnaround plans. The parties also discussed the current search for a permanent chief executive, and the possibility of Sherborne's adding representatives to the company's board. Sherborne expects to have further discussions with company regarding these matters in the near future. Sherborne holds 6,624,479 shares (21%)."

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MCX
Mcx - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
"MC Shipping (MCX) A group including Loeb Partners reported ownership of 511,900 shares (5.38%), after buying them from July 30 to Aug. 22 at prices that ranged from $13.90 to $14.16 a share."

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MF
Mf Global - $2.92
- +12.31%
- $2.60
"Norges Bank reported ownership of 6,066,198 shares (5.07%), but transaction details were not provided."

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LVB
Steinway Musical - $17.88
- +6.11%
- $17.00
"ValueAct SmallCap Master Fund reported ownership of 422,690 shares (5.2%), after buying them from July 26 to Aug. 28 at prices ranging from $30.53 to $33.88 each."

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KCI
Kinetic Concepts - $20.87
- +3.16%
- $20.28
"Blum Capital Partners raised its stake to about 7.05 million shares (9.8%), from the 6.05 million shares reported in May."

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PHI
Philippine Lg Ds - $47.45
- -1.15%
- $47.90
"NTT DoCoMo (DCM) increased its holdings to about 33.2 million shares (17.6%), from the 31.3 million shares (16.6%) previously reported."

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LCUT
Lifetime Brands - $3.92
- +3.98%
- $3.76
"Jove Partners raised its holdings to 840,000 shares (6.3%), from the 700,000 (5.2%) that it reported in January."
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