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These Funds Buy Shares of Roper Industries in Q3

December 06 2011 Tweet Email This

Insiders are generally long-term investors due to restriction in making short-term profits. In contrast, wealth management institutions always have short-term investment. Wall St. Watchdog reveals information regarding the insiders and institutions which recently increased stock shares of Roper Industries Inc. (NYSE:ROP).

SEC data indicate that these institutions significantly increased their stock shares of Roper Industries Inc. in Q3 2011:

ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 3,473,007 shares, worth $238,942,882.
CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 540,000 shares, worth $37,152,000.
UNITED STATES STEEL & CARNEGIE PENSION FD: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 375,000 shares, worth $25,800,000.
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC: On 06/30/2011, held 0 shares. On 09/30/2011, held 360,849 shares, worth $24,826,411.

About the company: Roper Industries, Inc. manufactures industrial controls, fluid handling, and analytical instrumentation products worldwide. Roper serves selected segments of a broad range of markets such as oil & gas, scientific research, medical diagnostics, semiconductor, refrigeration, automotive, water and wastewater, power generation, agricultural irrigation, and other niche industries.

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