If someone is looking for convincing arguments about the wildly publicized doom of the hedge fund business, they don’t need to look far beyond the 2017......
(read more)May 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Considering that you are reading this article on a website that focuses on hedge fund investments, it’s likely that you are aware of the so-called ‘......
(read more)May 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The dismal performance, redemptions and shuttering of some hedge funds have received significant media attention in the past two years. Given that the......
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The technology sector managed to outperform most other sectors and indices by a wide margin in 2016 and is continuing to do so this year. While last year......
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Unlike some of the other 140 Biggest and Most Famous Activist Hedge Funds, which have seen their assets under management dwindle due to poor performance......
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Abrams Capital, the Boston-based, value-focused hedge fund founded by reclusive billionaire David Abrams, recently revealed its 13F portfolio as of the......
(read more)March 7 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Debt securities maverick and billionaire Marc Lasry might be performing well on the basketball court lately, but his performance in the markets has taken......
(read more)March 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
David Einhorn‘s Greenlight Capital, one of the biggest and most famous activist hedge funds, is one of the few funds that managed to end 2016......
(read more)February 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Last year, billionaire George Soros lost his social and political clout by betting against the winning candidate, Donald Trump, during the U.S. presidential......
(read more)February 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
2016 was unarguably one of the worst years for John Paulson‘s Paulson & Co. since its inception in 1994. According to a recent report by hedge......
(read more)February 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With around $35 billion in assets under management (AUM) (as of 2014), the Tennessee-based Southeastern Asset Management is considered one of the largest......
(read more)February 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Notable value investor and billionaire Michael Price recently has revealed his equity portfolio as of the end of 2016 via a 13F filing submitted with......
(read more)February 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The glorious performance that Millennium Management, a hedge fund founded by billionaire Israel ‘Izzy’ Englander, has exhibited over the......
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Founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Ubben, Peter Kamin and George Hamel Jr., ValueAct Capital is today one of the largest activist hedge funds in the world. The......
(read more)February 17 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The last two years have been dismal for Fir Tree, the hedge fund founded by Jeffrey Tannenbaum. Launched in 1994, Fir Tree grew from strength to strength......
(read more)February 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Mario Gabelli is among the few value investors on the Street who don’t shy away from speaking their mind or revealing their trade ideas......
(read more)February 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has been constantly in the news since Donald Trump launched his Presidential campaign. During the campaign, the......
(read more)February 16 - Activism, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
2016 was again a dismal year for the hedge fund industry, with a lot of hedge funds failing to beat the benchmark and some trailing it by a huge margin......
(read more)February 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Being a long-term investors, billionaire Ken Fisher rarely makes drastic changes in his portfolio. However, there are always a few stocks in a portfolio......
(read more)February 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The Goodhaven Fund (GOODX) is a mutual fund run and managed by Florida-based investment advisory company Goodhaven Capital Management. In its latest......
(read more)February 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The popularity of index funds and ETFs has risen exponentially since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, to the point where they now overshadow their actively......
(read more)February 7 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson closed his hedge fund Tiger Management to outside investors way back in 2000 and has been using it as a vehicle to......
(read more)November 25 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Kynikos, the hedge fund of revered short seller Jim Chanos, recently disclosed its U.S public equity portfolio as of September 30, which contained assets......
(read more)November 24 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Baker Bros. Advisors has arguably been the most successful healthcare-focused hedge fund on the Street in recent years. Founded by brothers Julian Baker......
(read more)November 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While the equity markets are currently trading at their multi-year highs and most market participants expect them to soar even higher, the fund managers......
(read more)November 24 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
New York-based, privately-owned hedge fund Fir Tree Partners recently disclosed its U.S public equity portfolio as of the end of third quarter via a 13F......
(read more)November 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
Connecticut-based investment management giant AQR Capital Management recently submitted its 13F filing with the SEC for the quarter ended September 30......
(read more)November 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Kyle Bass became a kind of legend on Wall Street after he generated an annual return of over 212% the very next year after he founded his hedge fund Hayman......
(read more)November 21 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
Billionaire Mario Gabelli, who manages around $37.5 billion through his hedge fund GAMCO Investors, was one of the few Wall Street titans who had predicted......
(read more)November 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire George Soros has fought several battles in his life and won most of them. However, the election of Donald Trump as POTUS will probably go......
(read more)November 17 - ETF Trading, Gold, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Erstwhile corporate raider and revered activist investor Carl Icahn has been in the news quite a bit over the past few days following fellow billionaire......
(read more)November 17 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Moore Capital Management, the New York-based asset management firm founded by billionaire trader Louis Bacon, recently revealed its U.S equity portfolio......
(read more)November 16 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
March Altus Capital Management is a Connecticut-based long/short equity hedge fund that primarily invests in healthcare stocks. The fund was started in......
(read more)November 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
ValueWorks LLC is a New York-based, value-focused long/short equity hedge fund founded in 2001 by Charles Lemonides, a CFA who previously served as the......
(read more)November 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hong-Kong based, tech-focused hedge fund Keywise Capital Management recently submitted its 13F for the September quarter with the SEC, revealing a U.S......
(read more)November 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Risk arbitrage and bankruptcy-focused hedge fund Havens Advisors LLC recently submitted its latest 13F filing with the SEC, revealing a US public equity......
(read more)November 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Drew Cupps‘ Chicago-based asset management firm, Cupps Capital Management, has been in the news of late after it announced that its five-member......
(read more)November 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
William von Mueffling became a revered name on Wall Street in the late 90’s, when he held on to his conviction and shorted tech stocks aggressively......
(read more)November 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Forward Management, the California-based multi-strategy hedge fund that was acquired by Salient Partners last year, recently submitted its 13F filing......
(read more)November 14 - Dividend Stocks, ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Just like Main Street, this election season also saw Wall Street divided into two factions based on who they supported. However, the limelight that the......
(read more)November 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Boston-based hedge fund Fort Warren Capital Management is predicting a doomsday scenario for equities in the coming months, if one goes by the latest......
(read more)November 11 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
US-based multinational giants like PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) might not be hurt in other countries......
(read more)November 11 - News, Tech - Comments
Anthony Scaramucci is perhaps one of the most well known hedge fund managers on the Street today. Having started his career at Goldman Sachs and worked......
(read more)November 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded by John Zaro in 1999, Bourgeon Capital is a Connecticut-based long/short equity hedge fund. The fund is currently co-managed by Mr. Zaro along......
(read more)November 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Billionaire George Soros has been in the news a lot during the current Presidential elections, most recently being at the center of controversy over ......
(read more)October 31 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While the broader market has delivered rather tepid returns so far in 2016, there have been some stocks, like always, that have outperformed the benchmarks......
(read more)October 28 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
Apart from technology, if there ever was a sector that short sellers were afraid to touch for fear of being squeezed out vehemently, it has to be biotech......
(read more)October 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The prominence of quantitative hedge funds in the alternative asset management space has increased exponentially since the turn of the century, with several......
(read more)October 22 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
The world of investing in the past few decades has broadly been divided in two categories- value and growth. Whereas value investors generally look for......
(read more)October 21 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
The equity markets have largely been flat for almost three months now, but that hasn’t stopped traders from betting against some individual stocks......
(read more)October 21 - News - Comments
