Although we witnessed a quiet holiday-shortened session on Friday, several hedge funds were busy reporting changes to some of their most notable positions.
Keep Reading →
November 30 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Both insider buying and selling activity weakened last week relative to the previous one, as U.S equity markets had a holiday-shortened session on Friday after being closed on...
Keep Reading →
November 30 - Insider Trading, News
Typically, examining insider selling should be part of an investors’ stock selection and evaluation process, but this type of activity should be accurately and properly interpreted...
Keep Reading →
November 30 - Insider Trading, News
Hedge fund firms are usually too hedged (e.g. using SPY put contracts) to beat a bull market like the one we have experienced for the past several years.
Keep Reading →
November 27 - Hedge Funds, News
The July-to-September period was a weak one in the U.S equity markets in terms of initial public offerings, with only 34 companies going public.
Keep Reading →
November 27 - Hedge Funds, News
There is a growing number of investors and stock market participants who believe that the U.S equity markets are overvalued at the moment.
Keep Reading →
November 27 - Insider Trading, News
The latest round of 13F filings has given us a glimpse into the minds of the world's best and most successful investors.
Keep Reading →
November 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Tracking insider trading activity should play an important role in an investors’ stock selection process, especially for those who are not long-term oriented like Warren Buffett...
Keep Reading →
November 27 - Insider Trading, News
Most individual investors aspire to invest like well-known and successful hedge fund managers, but these investment vehicles have slightly underperformed the broader market since...
Keep Reading →
November 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Conventional wisdom says that insider selling should be perceived as a bearish sign, as this type of insider trading activity usually shows that insiders are not positive about...
Keep Reading →
November 25 - Insider Trading, News
Hedge fund managers and other stock market participants seem to be divided into two camps when it comes to how undervalued or overvalued they believe the U.S equity markets are...
Keep Reading →
November 25 - Insider Trading, News
Hedge fund investors and other money managers have filed their 13Fs for the September quarter, but those positions may be substantially outdated considering that two months have...
Keep Reading →
November 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Insider trading watchers could easily notice that the insider selling activity has been intensifying over the past several weeks.
Keep Reading →
November 24 - Insider Trading, News
The major U.S stock indexes edged lower on Monday, mostly dragged down by utilities equities.
Keep Reading →
November 24 - Insider Trading, News
The stock selection process is generally quite cumbersome and expensive on some occasions, especially when one does not have the necessary knowledge base and skills to pursue ...
Keep Reading →
November 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
Looking for high-potential stocks in the seemingly overvalued equity markets? Follow activist investors’ targets and campaigns! A recent study has concluded that companies targeted...
Keep Reading →
November 24 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
You don’t necessarily need millions of dollars to invest like an activist investor such as Carl Icahn or Bill Ackman.
Keep Reading →
November 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index registered its best trading week in 2015, as the benchmark gained nearly 3.3% last week.
Keep Reading →
November 23 - Insider Trading, News
All major U.S stock indexes experienced one of the best weeks in terms of gains in the past several months, and some companies’ insiders joined the crowd by buying more stock...
Keep Reading →
November 23 - Insider Trading, News
Platinum Asset Management founder Kerr Neilson is widely-known for his value-based, contrarian stock picking approach to investing, and many compare his investment style with ...
Keep Reading →
November 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Only a handful of people would disagree that hedge funds’ 13F filings reveal high-potential stocks, especially billionaires’ quarterly filings.
Keep Reading →
November 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Both small and large hedge fund vehicles have filed their latest 13Fs with the SEC, which means that individual investors can now pick potential winners by examining the filings...
Keep Reading →
November 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
It is easy to imagine that hedge funds would not reveal their equity positions if it were not for reporting requirements enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Keep Reading →
November 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Individual investors may find the stock picking process rather scary and troublesome, considering that there are thousands of listed companies on the major U.S exchanges.
Keep Reading →
November 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Most investors would agree that tracking insider trading activity should play an important role in one’s stock selection and analysis process.
Keep Reading →
November 20 - Insider Trading, News
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, founder of the legendary hedge fund Duquesne Capital Management, is widely-known for his brilliant British pound short that “broke the Bank...
Keep Reading →
November 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest philanthropic organization in the world, founded by Bill Gates and Melinda Gates in 2000.
Keep Reading →
November 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
No one can deny that corporate executives and directors generally have more knowledge and insight about their companies’ future prospects and developments than anyone else.
Keep Reading →
November 19 - Insider Trading, News
The hedge fund investors monitored by the Insider Monkey team have now filed their quarterly 13Fs, data which we continue to sift through to reveal high-potential stocks.
Keep Reading →
November 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
A little more than a year ago, the U.S.
Keep Reading →
November 19 - Hedge Funds, News
The third quarter broader market sell-off had a significant impact on the fortunes of most hedge funds and other money managers.
Keep Reading →
November 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who founded Paulson & Co. back in 1994, has become very popular since he made a fortune betting against subprime mortgages in 2007.
Keep Reading →
November 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
All hedge funds and other money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the third quarter.
Keep Reading →
November 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
There is no doubt that some hedge funds’ 13F filings disclose rich trading ideas, but these filings are generally considered delayed and irrelevant.
Keep Reading →
November 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Hedge funds and other money managers have now filed their quarterly 13Fs for the September quarter, so one can investigate these public filings in order to find potential winners...
Keep Reading →
November 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
Insider selling has been more prominent than insider buying over the last several months, which could somewhat suggest that insiders do not foresee strong upside for their companies...
Keep Reading →
November 17 - Insider Trading, News
The previous trading week turned out to be quite tough for investors, but corporate insiders did not eschew buying more shares of their companies.
Keep Reading →
November 17 - Insider Trading, News
Boston-based Baupost Group LLC is one of the world’s largest hedge funds, with $28.5 billion in assets under management.
Keep Reading →
November 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire investor Dan Loeb, the founder of activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, discussed the performance of his investment firm, including the broader market conditions ...
Keep Reading →
November 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
All major U.S. indexes declined sharply on Friday, delivering the worst trading week since the major sell-off in August.
Keep Reading →
November 16 - Insider Trading, News
It is highly probable that the major U.S.
Keep Reading →
November 16 - Insider Trading, News
Most individual investors invest in dividend-paying stocks to benefit from the steady streams of dividend checks, but can also take advantage of stock price appreciation as...
Keep Reading →
November 15 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Well-known hedge fund Renaissance Technologies LLC needs little or no introduction at all.
Keep Reading →
November 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Trian Fund Management L.P., co-founded by well-known activist investor Nelson Peltz in 2005, is considered as one of the fastest growing hedge funds in the industry.
Keep Reading →
November 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The end of the current trading year is slowly approaching, along with the much-awaited holidays.
Keep Reading →
November 13 - Insider Trading, News
The Standard and Poor’s 500 Index lost 6.44% during the third-quarter, a turbulent three-month period that practically erased all year-to-date gains generated by the major...
Keep Reading →
November 12 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The fourth-quarter stock market rally appears to overshadow the disappointing previous quarter that had a noticeable impact on the equity portfolios of most hedge funds and other...
Keep Reading →
November 12 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
While many believe that insider trading usually represents some insignificant noise in the financial markets, extensive research has proven this train of thought to be wrong.
Keep Reading →
November 12 - Insider Trading, News
All major U.S. stock indexes closed in the red on Wednesday, being dragged down by the falling energy equities.
Keep Reading →
November 12 - Insider Trading, News
