Activest Wealth Management significantly increased its holdings in the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) by purchasing 57,758 additional shares, bringing its total to 79,823 shares. This acquisition, valued at approximately $5.8 million, makes AAXJ 1.35% of the firm's total 13F assets under management, though the firm still prioritizes US-based ETFs and technology stocks. The AAXJ fund has shown strong performance, increasing by 51% over the past year and outperforming the S&P 500.

Align Technology (NasdaqGS:ALGN) has been recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator for the fifth consecutive year by LexisNexis, highlighting its strong focus on R&D and patent portfolio. Despite recent stock gains, analysts suggest the company is undervalued, trading below its consensus target and estimated fair value. However, significant insider selling has been noted as a potential caution signal for investors.

Gilead Sciences CFO Andrew Dickinson sold 3,000 shares of GILD stock for $422,880 on April 15th, reducing his stake by 1.67%. The sale occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Despite strong Q1 earnings, positive analyst ratings, and a dividend increase, the stock experienced a slight downturn, possibly due to concerns about the persistence of its HIV drug and recent EPS estimate revisions.

News Corp has announced a daily buy-back program to repurchase up to US$1 billion of its Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. This initiative, part of their 2025 Repurchase Program, aims to optimize the company's capital structure and enhance shareholder value. The buy-back explicitly excludes ASX-listed CHESS Depositary Interests, focusing returns on the U.S.-listed equity.

Quiver Quantitative reports that INVITATION HOMES INC. (INVH) disclosed $340,000 in lobbying expenditures for Q1 2026, focusing on housing policy matters and related legislation. The article also provides details on recent congressional stock trades involving INVH, hedge fund activity with major institutional investors adjusting their positions, and recent analyst ratings and price targets for the stock.

A recent Lobbying Disclosure Act filing revealed that INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE GROUP INC (ICE) disclosed $646,368 in lobbying expenditures for Q1 2026. The lobbying efforts focused on issues like regulation of trading systems, reauthorization of the Commodity Trading Act, Dodd-Frank regulations, and cybersecurity. The article also provides details on ICE's congressional stock trading, insider trading activity, hedge fund movements, and recent analyst ratings and price targets.

Hologic Inc. (HOLX) disclosed $390,000 in lobbying expenditures for Q1 2026, focusing on women's health issues, medical device tariffs, and the RESULTS Act. The article also details recent insider trading activity, with one sale totaling over $540,000, and institutional investor movements, showing both significant additions and removals of HOLX shares. Analyst price targets for HOLX are largely clustered around $78.0.

CENTERPOINT ENERGY (CNP) has disclosed $120,000 in lobbying expenses for Q1 2026, targeting issues such as energy choice, permitting reform, pipeline safety, and various acts related to energy infrastructure and cybersecurity. The lobbying efforts also cover appropriations for natural gas technologies and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The article also provides details on CNP insider trading, hedge fund activity, analyst ratings, and price targets.

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (GD) recently disclosed $50,000 in lobbying expenditures for Q1 2026, focusing on shipbuilding, combat vehicles, and industrial base support. The article also provides details on congressional stock trading, insider trading activity (primarily sales), hedge fund movements, and current analyst ratings and price targets for GD.

First Solar insider Kuntal Kumar Verma sold 573 shares of the company's stock on April 15th for a total of $120,330.00, reducing his direct holdings by 6.07%. This transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock traded down about 1.8% on the report, and analysts currently rate First Solar with a "Moderate Buy" consensus.