Duff Ownership

Duff And Phelps retains a total of 37.99 Million outstanding shares. Roughly 88.0 percent of Duff outstanding shares are held by general public with 0.09 (percent) owned by insiders and only 11.67 % by other corporate entities. Note that regardless of who owns the company, if the true value of the entity is less than the market is willing to pay for it, you may not be able to generate positive returns over time. Some institutional investors establish a significant position in funds such as Duff in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Duff, and when they decide to sell, the fund will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits. Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Duff And Phelps. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in american community survey.