Hedge Fund Performance January 2012
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Hedge Fund - Alydar Capital
John Murphy Bio, Returns, Net Worth
Boston-based Alydar Capital is a long-short hedge fund managing more than $2 Billion. The fund was founded by John A. Murphy in 2003. Previously John Murphy worked under Lawrence Greenberg at Mt. Everest Fund, which was liquidated in 2002. Greenberg was formerly a fund manager at Fidelity.
Fund Profile
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| Fund Name: | Alydar Capital |
| Manager | John Murphy |
| Portfolio Value | $1,857,398,000 |
| Change This QTR | 0.00% |
Top Holdings
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Sorted by:
| No. | Security | Ticker | Shares | Value (x$1000) | Activity | % Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.) | DLLR | 4,270,000 | $77,116 | +42% |
4.15% | |
| 2.) | QCOM | 1,290,000 | $70,563 | +15% |
3.79% | |
| 3.) | Apple IncCALL |
AAPL | 150,000 | $60,750 |  |
3.27% |
| 4.) | PRAA | 820,000 | $55,366 | +15% |
2.98% | |
| 5.) | AAPL | 135,000 | $54,675 | -65% |
2.94% | |
| 6.) | ABG | 2,360,000 | $50,882 | +34% |
2.73% | |
| 7.) | ECPG | 2,180,000 | $46,347 | +25% |
2.49% | |
| 8.) | MSTR | 418,692 | $45,353 | +23% |
2.44% | |
| 9.) | AZPN | 2,553,003 | $44,295 | +1% |
2.38% | |
| 10.) | GOOG | 62,500 | $40,369 | |
2.17% | |
| 11.) | WLP | 580,900 | $38,485 | |
2.07% | |
| 12.) | HOS | 1,200,000 | $37,224 | |
2% | |
| 13.) | IMAX | 2,010,000 | $36,843 | +101% |
1.98% | |
| 14.) | KNOL | 2,530,000 | $35,926 | +5% |
1.93% | |
| 15.) | GMCR | 781,500 | $35,050 | +25% |
1.88% | |
| 16.) | Cbre Group Inc |
2,250,000 | $34,245 | |
1.84% | |
| 17.) | Linkedin Corp |
538,300 | $33,918 | |
1.82% | |
| 18.) | Manpower Inc WisCALL |
MAN | 950,000 | $33,963 | |
1.82% |
| 19.) | RCII | 900,000 | $33,300 | +125% |
1.79% | |
| 20.) | CAM | 650,000 | $31,974 | |
1.72% |
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