Hi Tom,
Enterprise Products Partners L P - Unit (US:EPD) has 1414 institutional owners and shareholders that have filed 13D/G or 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). These institutions hold a total of 704,439,501 shares.
After watching the show "Billions" we can understand these multi desk tutes are actively both long and short. The percent they borrow is around 1/2% which is not high at all regarding short interest.
Short Interest:
Percentage of Shares Outstanding 0.58
Number of Shares Short 12.54M
Number of Shares - Previous Month 12.99M
Short Interest Ratio (Days) 2.51
Short Interest Ratio - 1 Month Ago (Days) 3.06
In between the quarterly payouts this time, the best opportunity to add appears to be around $1 lower than Fridays close. The next distribution announcement is possible as early as July 5, which would mirror 2017, but could be the following week. No surprise to anyone that the amount will be similar to the current distribution + .025% .50? That indicates a steady timeline to be invested for the distribution by two or three days before the ex date, which in general is a quarterly peak of the stock price.
The institutions need to cover their fees for client investments and show a profit to attract new clients. Active private traders can use that knowledge to their advantage, knowing that a large group of people do not have time or feel comfortable managing their own portfolios.
I sold my LIFO flippers mid May and added 5% to long term core. IMHO it is hard to find a better place to park money. So I agree any time you begin is good. The prospect for heirs to get a stepped up cost basis its also attractive.
Thanks for posting,
-pete
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