Postnl Nv (AMS:PNL)
Hedge fund activity in the Netherlands
Demand to borrow Dutch equities declined over 2011 and currently stands at USD 6.3 billion, just 10% above the annual low. While average short interest is only 1.83%, there are a number of heavily shorted stocks and others seeing rising levels of short interest.
Stocks include: Imtech N.V. (AMS:IM), Vistaprint NV, TomTom NV (AMS:TOM2), Unilever N.V. (AMS:UNA) and PostNL NV (AMS:PNL).
Most shorted
Investors shun European dividend stocks
With market volatility showing no signs of abating and continued talk about a flight to quality, are investors seeking a return from the less fashionable companies that pay a healthy dividend rather than investing in stocks trading on racy multiples? We have used Capital IQ to identify the European large caps trading on the most attractive dividend yields and overlayed securities lending data to assess the behavior of institutional investors.