Insider Trading & Hedge Fund Data, and Investment Newsletter From Insider Monkey

Enterprise Diversified (SYTE) ‘Is Worth Far More Than Book Value’: Arquitos Capital

New York-based hedge fund Arquitos Capital is bullish on Enterprise Diversified (OTCMKTS: SYTE), which is engaged in asset management, real estate, internet access, and home service businesses. In the...... (read more)

February 16th, 2019 - Hedge Funds News - Comments

Arquitos Capital Q4’18 Investor Letter

New York-based hedge fund Arquitos Capital has published its Q4 investor letter – you can download a copy below. The fund returned a loss of 31.3% net of fees in 2018, versus a loss of 4.4% for the...... (read more)

February 15th, 2019 - Hedge Funds News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Stanley Druckenmiller, Paul Singer, Edward Lampert, Greenlight Capital, vTv Therapeutics Inc (VTVT), Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT), and More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller bet against electric carmaker Tesla Inc during the fourth quarter, wagering that its share price will fall, according to quarterly filings...... (read more)

February 15th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Highland Capital, Baker Bros. Advisors, CBS Corporation (CBS), AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc (MITT), and a Lot More

Baker Bros. Advisors LP, a hedge fund known for making big biotechnology bets, looks to have relinquished its stake in Sage Therapeutics Inc. leading up the drugmaker’s slam-dunk depression study. Baker...... (read more)

February 14th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Higher Levels of Volatility Make Day Trading Stocks Preferable

The most important statistic for day traders is volatility. Without volatility, it becomes very difficult to generate day trading profits. Volatility measures the swings a stock has experienced. What...... (read more)

February 14th, 2019 - Bitcoin Ethereum and Other Cryptocurrencies Futures/Forex News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Eddie Lampert, Mike Novogratz, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN), Apple Inc (AAPL), Fortinet Inc (FTNT), and More

Activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings is off to a strong start in 2019 thanks to some key new stakes and outperformance of prior investments. The hedge fund reported on Wednesday that...... (read more)

February 13th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Wedgewood Sells Stakes in Schlumberger (SLB) and Core Laboratories (CLB)

Missouri-based Wedgewood Partners said in its Q4 investor letter that it sold positions in Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) and Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: CLB). The letter also included the investment...... (read more)

February 13th, 2019 - News - Comments

QUALCOMM (QCOM): Apple Settlement, 5G Are Catalysts for Growth, Says Wedgewood

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) is one of seven companies that Missouri-based Wedgewood Partners discussed in its Q4 investor letter. We’ve already covered the firm’s viewpoints about Apple, Celgene, Facebook...... (read more)

February 13th, 2019 - News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Kyle Bass, Och-Ziff Capital, Elliott Management, Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM), TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG), and More

Every eruption of market turmoil since the crisis has also yielded a signature deal that benefits from a return to sanity. After all, without the mother of all government standoffs—the 2011 debt-ceiling...... (read more)

February 12th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Growth Opportunities Lie Ahead For Facebook (NASDAQ: FB): Wedgewood

Missouri-based Wedgewood Partners presented its thoughts on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) in its Q4 investor letter – you can download a copy here. The investment firm loves Facebook because the social network...... (read more)

February 12th, 2019 - News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Cat Rock Capital, Elliott Management, Impactive Capital, Post Holdings Inc (POST), Just Eat PLC (JSTTY), and More

Billionaire Paul Singer is often portrayed as every CEO’s worst nightmare. His hedge fund Elliott Management Corp. is known for aggressive activist campaigns that put boardrooms under pressure to make...... (read more)

February 11th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Celgene (CELG): Here Is What Wedgewood Thinks About Bristol-Meyers Deal

Missouri-based investment firm Wedgewood Partners discussed some high-profile companies in its Q4 investor letter – you can download a copy here. Among those is Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG), a $61.47-billion...... (read more)

February 11th, 2019 - News - Comments

Wedgewood Expects Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) to “Produce Above-Market Growth”

Missouri-based investment firm Wedgewood Partners said in its Q4 investor letter – you can download a copy here – that Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) could produce above-market growth, despite trading...... (read more)

February 10th, 2019 - News - Comments

13D Filing: Tenzing Global Investors and Brightcove Inc (NASDAQ:BCOV)

______________ (1) Reflects the weighted average sale price, for multiple trades executed at prices ranging from $7.21 to $7.29 per share. (2) Reflects the weighted average sale price, for multiple trades...... (read more)

February 8th, 2019 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Jeff Tannenbaum, Leon Cooperman, Hound Partners, Hess Corp (HES), Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM), and More

(Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Hound Partners disclosed a 5.05 percent stake in British lender Metro Bank Plc, a filing showed on Friday. The stake would make Hound Partners Metro Bank’s sixth biggest...... (read more)

February 8th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Eddie Lampert, Elliott Management, AT&T Inc. (T), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL), and More

Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert won the support of the U.S. government’s pension insurer for his $5 billion buyout proposal, a critical vote in his favor as he vies with other creditors...... (read more)

February 7th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Dan Loeb, Seth Klarman, AQR Capital Management, Wisdom Tree Investments Inc (WETF), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), and More

Activist investor Dan Loeb is trimming his expectations for DowDuPont Inc. just as the chemical giant prepares to break itself into three companies. Last May, Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund said in a...... (read more)

February 6th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Tepper, David Harding, TCS Capital Management, Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG), Allergan PLC (AGN), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY), and More

Allergan shares rose Tuesday after renowned hedge fund manager David Tepper increased his pressure on the drugmaker, calling for the company to jump-start the business with new strategies and recommending...... (read more)

February 5th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Starboard Value LP, Fir Tree Capital Management, Elliott Management, Biogen Inc (BIIB), Aritzia Inc. (ATZ), and More

Embattled pizza chain Papa John's has struck a deal with activist hedge fund Starboard Value in what it hopes may bring an end to a rocky few months that included a public battle with its founder, John...... (read more)

February 4th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Tesla Cutting Prices on All Vehicles

Stocks across the globe whipsawed moving lower in Asia and Europe and started on a bad note in the United States. News that the model 3, one of Tesla’s new models, experienced price cuts as models were...... (read more)

February 4th, 2019 - Market Movers News Tech - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Crispin Odey, Paulson & Co., Renaissance Technologies, Discover Financial Services (DFS), Oritani Financial Corp. (ORIT), and More

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling bets continued this week as wagers against digital payments company Wirecard AG paid off. Odey Asset Management made an estimated...... (read more)

February 1st, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Eddie Lampert, Elliott Management, Och-Ziff Capital, Edison International (EIX), Recall Studios Inc (BTOP), and More

Eddie Lampert, welcome to the 2020 campaign. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a possible Democratic presidential candidate, slammed Lampert in a letter dated Wednesday, citing the “inherent conflicts of interest...... (read more)

January 31st, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bridgewater Associates, Elliott Management, Selecta Biosciences Inc (SELB), Vmware Inc (VMW), Rite Aid Corporation (RAD), and More

Technology-stock investor KCL Capital’s assets soared in 2018 amid outsized returns. The New York firm, founded by former Point72 Asset Management portfolio managers Kevin Cottrell and Chris LaSusa,...... (read more)

January 30th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Shannon River Capital Management, Saba Capital, Intel Corporation (INTC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), and More

Shannon River Capital Management, a $450 million technology-focused hedge fund that beat peers last year, says digital subscriptions for news are the next big thing. “News is where music was 10 years...... (read more)

January 29th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Josh Friedman, Renaissance Technologies, Bridgewater Associates, Concho Resources Inc. (CXO), Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc (BLPH), and More

Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies beat their rivals in a tough year for hedge funds in 2018, making a combined $13 billion for their investors. The profits...... (read more)

January 28th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Turbulence in European Financial Markets Following British Government’s Failure to Pass a Brexit Deal

Since June 2016, Europe (and the rest of the world) has been facing one major uncertainty – Brexit. On June 23, voters in the UK chose for the country to leave the European Union. Even though a lot...... (read more)

January 28th, 2019 - Economy ETF Trading Macroeconomic Predictions News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, George Soros, Bandera Partners, Mantle Ridge LP, Luby’s Inc. (LUB), Nestle SA (NESN), and More

Billionaire hedge funder George Soros has warned that the ‘cold war’ consuming the United States and China could get ugly. Speaking in Davos, Switzerland on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum...... (read more)

January 25th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

What Are The Traits A Day Trader Needs

Ever since I have become quite renowned as a successful day trader, who teaches thousands of traders worldwide, I have been asked the same question over and over again: “What does it take to become...... (read more)

January 25th, 2019 - CEF Trading Futures/Forex News - Comments

Anna Nikolayevsky and Axel Capital Management’s Return, AUM, and Holdings

Anna Nikolayevsky's Axel Capital Management is a hedge fund advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm started its operations in 2002, and it provides services to pooled investment vehicles...... (read more)

January 25th, 2019 - Hedge Funds News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Marble Arch Investments, Seth Klarman, David Einhorn, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF), Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC), and More

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – J.P. Morgan Asset Management has released a report presenting outlooks for all major alternative asset classes, including hedge funds. The inaugural Global Alternatives Outlook...... (read more)

January 24th, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Einhorn, John Paulson, Kerrisdale Capital, Bridgewater Associates, Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN), VEREIT, Inc. (VER), and More

Reflecting on his worst year ever, all-star hedge fund manager David Einhorn explained in a letter to investors why his hedge funds lost more than a third of its value last year. Einhorn said the losses...... (read more)

January 23rd, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments

What’s Happening With Financial News Websites?

Today Seeking Alpha announced the acquisition of CressCap which provide quantitative ratings and data. This acquisition will turn Seeking Alpha’s into a blended platform that provides crowd-sourced...... (read more)

January 23rd, 2019 - Dividend Stocks Hedge Funds News Quantitative Investing - Comments

Apple (AAPL) Has ‘Solid Strategy For Growth Over Next Several Years’: Wedgewood

Wedgewood Partners recently published its Q4 investor letter to discuss its performance during the quarter – you can download a copy here. In the letter, the investor discussed why it still loves Apple...... (read more)

January 23rd, 2019 - News - Comments

Wedgewood Partners Q4’18 Investor Letter

Its top fourth quarter performance detractors include Apple, Facebook, Qualcomm, Visa, and Celgene, while performance contributors include Alphabet, PayPal, Core Laboratories, Fastenal, and Ulta Beauty...... (read more)

January 22nd, 2019 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters News - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Seth Klarman, John Paulson, Ray Dalio, Elliott Management, Starboard Value, HD Supply Holdings Inc (HDS), CBAK Energy Technology Inc (CBAT), and a lot More

Seth Klarman, a hedge fund billionaire some call the next Warren Buffett, wrote a sobering letter warning his investors of the economic impact of global tension, rising debt and the pervasive political...... (read more)

January 22nd, 2019 - Hedge Funds Insider Trading - Comments