Insider Purchases & Buybacks: FBR

There are several investment funds that own FBR and you can glance through the list of these at Stockpickr.com.

One fund that owns the stock is WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend ETF. This fund replicates the performance of the WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Index, by matching its portfolio with that of the index. The fund also owns American Financial Realty Trust (AFR Quote) and Nationwide Health Properties (NHP Quote).

Another fund is Royce Financial Services Service, managed by Charles Royce. This fund has a Morningstar rating of four stars, and has three-year returns of 16.55%. The fund also owns SEI Investments (SEIC Quote) and Westwood Holdings (WHG Quote).

While the stock is trading much lower than its 52-week high of $8.39, I would still be wary of buying into FBR right now. I would rather wait for an improvement in the economic environment.

Please note that due to factors including low market capitalization and/or insufficient public float, we consider Friedman Billings Ramsey Group to be a small-cap stock. You should be aware that such stocks are subject to more risk than stocks of larger companies, including greater volatility, lower liquidity and less publicly available information, and that postings such as this one can have an effect on their stock prices.