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Meridian Funds

Meridian Funds

Meridian Fund
Last Update: 2013-05-07

Number of Stocks: 148
Number of New Stocks: 18

Total Value: $2,736 Mil
Q/Q Turnover: 9%

Countries: USA
Details: Top Buys | Top Sales | Top Holdings  Embed:
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  • Significant Insider Clusters Reported in the Technology, Consumer Cyclical and Financial Industries

    by Monica Wolfe - Apr 16, 2013
    Meridian Funds - Significant Insider Clusters Reported In The Technology, Consumer Cyclical And Financial Industries In the past week, we have seen an increase in clustered insider transactions. An insider cluster occurs when two or more corporate executives or directors make transactions into their own companies.

    It is interesting and important to look at insider activities because insiders tend to be contrarian investors, meaning they tend to sell more when the market is high and buy more with the market is low. Also, insiders have shown to be keen investors in their company by making notable transactions over six months before a swing in the market.  Continue Reading »


  • Meridian Funds Inc. Semi-Annual Review

    by Holly LaFon - Mar 06, 2013
    To Our Shareholders:

    Stocks were mixed in the quarter ended December 31, 2012 as declines during the fall were largely erased by a year-end rally that preserved strong gains for the markets in 2012. Ongoing US fiscal issues, highlighted by the presidential elections, weighed on the market early in the quarter. Despite little or no resolution to these structural issues, the markets staged an impressive post-election comeback helped by continued gradual improvement in economic indicators at home, ongoing commitment to low interest rates and liquidity by the Federal Reserve, signs of economic improvement in China and a lack of bad news coming out of Europe. For the quarter, the S&P 500 declined 1.0%, the NASDAQ lost 3.1% and the Russell 2000, which includes smaller companies, gained 1.4%. The quarter's best performing sectors included financials, industrials and consumer cyclicals. Technology, energy and utilities were among the worst performing groups. The yield on the ten-year Treasury bond ticked up from 1.66% to 1.78% during the quarter, reflecting modestly improving economic indicators.  Continue Reading »


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