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Hedge Fund - Caxton Associates Lp
Bruce Kovner Bio, Returns, Net Worth
Bruce Kovner is one of the legendary traders in the stock market. Kovner founded Caxton Associates in 1983 and the fund's assets was recently around $10 billion. Bruce Kovner's net worth is around $4.5 billion. Bruce Kovner announced his retirement in 2011. Caxton Associates returned an average of 21% per year between its inception in 1983 and 2011. Andrew Law has been the head of investing at Caxton since 2008. Andrew Law returned 13% in 2008.
Bruce Kovner is one of the legendary traders in the stock market. Kovner founded Caxton Associates in 1983 and the fund's assets was recently around $10 billion. Bruce Kovner's net worth is around $4.5 billion. Bruce Kovner announced his retirement in 2011. Caxton Associates returned an average of 21% per year between its inception in 1983 and 2011. Andrew Law has been the head of investing at Caxton since 2008. Andrew Law returned 13% in 2008.
Caxton Associates takes long and short positions across various asset classes, geographies, and political regions. Caxton lost money only once since its inception.
Fund Profile
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| Fund Name: | Caxton Associates Lp |
| Manager | Bruce Kovner |
| Portfolio Value | $3,151,855,000 |
| Change This QTR | 0.00% |
Top Holdings
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Sorted by:
| No. | Security | Ticker | Shares | Value (x$1000) | Activity | % Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.) | SPY | 1,000,000 | $125,500 |  |
3.98% | |
| 2.) | URI | 3,101,094 | $91,637 | |
2.9% | |
| 3.) | BID | 1,085,462 | $30,968 | +1493% |
0.98% | |
| 4.) | VVUS | 3,159,626 | $30,806 | -20% |
0.97% | |
| 5.) | VMC | 775,337 | $30,510 | |
0.96% | |
| 6.) | MLM | 366,695 | $27,652 | |
0.87% | |
| 7.) | RRR | 1,408,008 | $26,048 | |
0.82% | |
| 8.) | EP | 815,628 | $21,671 | +396% |
0.68% | |
| 9.) | BRCM | 723,138 | $21,231 | +280% |
0.67% | |
| 10.) | GOOG | 32,453 | $20,961 | -10% |
0.66% | |
| 11.) | MHS | 376,967 | $21,072 | -12% |
0.66% | |
| 12.) | PM | 262,609 | $20,610 | +12% |
0.65% | |
| 13.) | APC | 266,775 | $20,363 | +71% |
0.64% | |
| 14.) | HD | 484,950 | $20,387 | +5% |
0.64% | |
| 15.) | ITW | 432,571 | $20,205 | +422% |
0.64% | |
| 16.) | CEG | 503,320 | $19,967 | -6% |
0.63% | |
| 17.) | PCLN | 42,713 | $19,977 | -2% |
0.63% | |
| 18.) | MA | 53,089 | $19,793 | -19% |
0.62% | |
| 19.) | CVX | 181,276 | $19,288 | +194% |
0.61% | |
| 20.) | MSI | 387,345 | $17,930 | +56% |
0.56% |
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