29 May, 2017
7,039,251 shares of the company's stock were exchanged. State Street Corp's holdings in BHP Billiton Limited were worth $4,339,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JJJ Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in BHP Billiton Limited during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $143,000. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,345 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $121,000 after buying an additional 426 shares during the period. Wetherby Asset Management Inc. now owns 27,606 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $988,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the period. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 837,654 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $30,424,000 after buying an additional 63,379 shares during the period. Finally, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI boosted its position in shares of BHP Billiton Limited by 41.7% in the fourth quarter.
BHP Billiton plc (NYSE:BBL) traded down 1.21% during trading on Monday, reaching $30.90. About 1.35M shares traded. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,203.81 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,304.74. BHP Billiton Limited has a 52 week low of $25.75 and a 52 week high of $41.79. The firm's market capitalization is GBX 64.26 billion.
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BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) has risen 34.32% since May 29, 2016 and is uptrending.