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Johnathan Auerbach's hedge fund Hound Partners has filed a 13G with the SEC regarding Carter's (CRI).  Per the filing, Hound has disclosed a 5.01% ownership stake in CRI with over 2.73 million shares.

This means they've added to their position by 289,815 shares since the end of the third quarter.  The filing was required due to activity on January 8th.

Hound is a 'Tiger Seed' as they were seeded by Tiger Management's Julian Robertson.  Fellow Tiger Seed hedge fund, Tiger Global, also added to their CRI stake a few months ago.

Per Google Finance, Carter's is "a branded marketer of apparel for babies and young children in the United States. The Company owns two brand names in the children’s apparel industry, Carter’s and OshKosh. Its Carter’s brand provides apparel for children sizes ranging from newborn to seven. OshKosh brand provides its line of apparel for children sizes newborn to 12. Its Carter’s, OshKosh, and related brands are sold to national department stores, chain and specialty stores and discount retailers."