IJR News — today's news from every sideEmpowered Funds Expands Major Stock HoldingsBusiness — 3dEmpowered Funds LLC expanded its equity holdings across five companies in the second quarter, boosting stakes in Comfort Systems USA to 28,872 shares worth about $57.2 million, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals by 117.5% to 33,963 shares worth $21.18 million, Newmont to 578,679 shares worth $54.05 million, StoneX Group to 289,293 shares worth $34.28 million, and M&T Bank to 99,840 shares worth $23.76 million. The moves reflect a broad multi-name growth strategy with substantial new or expanded positions alongside other institutional investors. Sarah Kim Finally some actual reporting on this instead of hot takes.
On X · @le_sserafimLE SSERAFIM Opens Pre-Orders for 2nd Single Album ‘Made My Night’Fans are overwhelmingly excited and supportive of LE SSERAFIM's new single album pre-orders and Billboard push, with purchases and hype dominating reactions while criticism remains minimal.1,357 likes · 23mRenaissance Technologies Buys 1.67 Million Newmont SharesFinance — Jul 25, 2026Renaissance Technologies disclosed sizable new and expanded positions across several U.S. stocks in Q1, including a new stake of 1,671,568 Newmont shares valued at about $180.9 million and a 202,838-share purchase in Lumentum worth roughly $142.5 million, while trimming its Colgate-Palmolive holding by 17.9% to 2,273,833 shares valued at about $193.8 million and boosting Albemarle by 78.5% to 730,745 shares worth around $131.2 million. These moves illustrate active diversification across materials, technology and chemicals, with notable stakes growth in Albemarle and Newmont alongside the Lumentum investment. Envision Financial Transparency LLC Buys Stake in IWY, Elevating Third Largest Holding — Jul 23, 2026Envision Financial Transparency LLC disclosed new first-quarter stakes in five ETFs, including 63,611 FFLC shares valued at about $3.26 million (FFLC 7th largest in its holdings) and 10,595 PSI shares worth around $1.0 million (PSI 21st largest). The company also added 18,641 IYK shares worth about $1.305 million (IYK 17th largest), 58,479 BBLU shares about $863,000 (BBLU 24th largest), and 22,476 IWY shares around $5.593 million (IWY 3rd largest). Westpac Expands U.S. Bancorp Stake 50% in Q1 — Jul 22, 2026Westpac Banking Corp increased its stake in U.S. Bancorp by 50% to 128,101 shares, worth about $6.66 million, while trimming its position in The Goldman Sachs Group by 4.6% to 17,665 shares, worth roughly $14.94 million. The bank also expanded holdings in Dollar General and Regency Centers (41,788 and 60,867 shares respectively, valued around $4.96 million and $4.61 million) while reducing GE Aerospace by 10.1% to 15,067 shares, valued at about $4.28 million.
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