The 50 Stocks That Hedge Funds Are Shorting Like Crazy

From BI: Goldman Sachs' Hedge Fund Trend Monitor report takes a close look at what the world's biggest hedge funds are trading. The report includes the Very Important Short Positions (VISP) -- stocks in which hedge funds have the most short interest outstanding..

Southwestern Energy: $0.8 billion of short bets; Ticker:SWN; YTD return:+8 percent; Short interest as a % of float:6 percent; Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production.

Home Depot: $1 billion of short bets Ticker:\HD; YTD return:+48 percent; Short interest as a % of float:1 percent; Industry: Home Improvement Retail.

Oracle Corp: $1.1 billion of short bets;  Ticker:ORCL; YTD return:+18 percent; Short interest as a % of float:1 percent; Industry: Systems Software.

ConocoPhillips: $1.5 billion of short bets  Ticker:COP; YTD return:+3 percent;  Short interest as a % of float:2 percent; Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production….

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