Stock pickers are piling into these 6 stocks

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has released its quarterly list of the most overowned stocks held by active managers. The set is part of a larger report on “active managers’ holdings” from the bank’s equity and quant strategy group that was sent to clients Tuesday. To be considered overowned, securities (excluding real estate investment trusts, […]

Stock pickers are ignoring these 8 stocks

Ali_ayers via Flickr Bank of America Merril Lynch released its latest equity and quant strategy analysts’ list of the most neglected stocks held by active managers. The list is part of a new report on active-manager holdings. According to BAML, the list includes companies that meet the following criteria: “Stock is 0.2x or less than […]

Stock pickers are neglecting these 8 stocks

James Steidl/Shutterstock Bank of America Merril Lynch released its latest equity and quant strategy analysts’ list of the most neglected stocks held by active managers. The list is part of a new report on active manager holdings that the bank sent to clients on Friday. According to BAML, the “neglected” list includes companies that meet the […]

This is one of the most devastating reports we’ve seen for the future of Wall Street stock pickers

Paramount Pictures Active managers are taking it on the chin lately, but they may have no one to blame but themselves. While the underperformance of active managers against index funds and passive investing has been well documented over the past few years, the full extent of their failure to live up to benchmarks is devastating. S&P Dow […]