Hawkins Capital Slashes Its Top Long-Term Picks Amid First Quarter Struggles
Russell Hawkins' Hawkins Capital recently filed its 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the reporting period of March 31.
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First Eagle Investment Management Unveils Its Top Picks
First Eagle Investment Management has added fervor to the filing season as it recently submitted its 13F form to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the latest reporting...
P.A.W Capital’s Long-term Technology Picks Stole The First Quarter
Peter A. Wright's P.A.W Capital Partners recently disclosed its equity portfolio as of the end of March in a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Leon Cooperman Finds A New Mega-Cap Lover in Google Inc (GOOGL)
In an interview on Bloomberg, Leon Cooperman claimed to have added a major (or rather mega, as in cap) new entrant to his fund Omega Advisors' equity portfolio, which was headed...
David Atterbury’s Whetstone Capital Advisors’ Top Energy and Technology Bets
In a recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, David Atterbury's Whetstone Capital Advisors disclosed the holdings in its equity portfolio as of the end of...
Nancy Havens-Hasty’s Latest Risk Arbitrage Picks
Another fund that recently joined the ranks of investment firms which have disclosed their equity portfolios for the reporting period of March 31 is Nancy Havens-Hasty's Havens...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), The Coca-Cola Co (KO), More: Donald Yacktman and Insiders Love These Stocks
Scanning through the equity holdings of Donald Yacktman's Yacktman Asset Management as of the latest 13F reporting period, we studied his top holdings to pinpoint those which...
Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): Greenhaven Associates Bulks Up Its Top Financial Holdings
Edgar Wachenheim's Greenhaven Associates has two distinct features: a concentrated portfolio and an emphasis on long-term investing.
Breaking Down Steve Cohen’s Four Latest Moves in Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), Smith & Wesson (SWHC), More
Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management has upped its stake in two companies and added two new holdings to its equity portfolio, according to four separate Schedule 13G forms ...
Best Technology Value Stocks? Donald Yacktman Thinks These Are Them
With the round of 13F filings for the March quarter still underway, we have decided to take a closer look at the top technological picks of Donald Yacktman's Yacktman Asset Management...
Silver Capital Management’s New Top Holdings at the End of Q1
Bruce Silver's Silver Capital Management recently filed its 13F form with the SEC for the first quarter.
Swift Run Capital Unveils Its Top Picks Heading Into Q2
Tim Mullen's Swift Run Capital Management has recently filed its 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Breton Hill’s New Re-Shuffled Top Picks: Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT), LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB), & Others
As hedge funds are continuing to disclose their holdings as of the end of the first quarter, Ray Carroll's Breton Hill Capital has also filed its 13F filing with the Securities...
Air Transport Services Group Inc. (ATSG) and Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NATR): Phil Frohlich’s Bottoms-Up Picks
Phil Frohlich founded Prescott Group Capital Management in 1992 with an intention to focus on the small and mid-cap equities.
Celgene Corporation (CELG), Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (AXDX) and Metabolix, Inc. (MBLX) Among Birchview’s Top Bioscience Picks
Dr. Matthew Strobeck's Birchview Capital has recently disclosed its equity holdings in a 13F filing with the SEC.
Latest Moves of Carlson Capital, Cannell Capital and Blum Capital Partners
Three hedge funds have recently made changes in their activist stakes in Vitamin Shoppe Inc (NYSE:VSI), TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Tuesday Morning Corporation (TUES), Swift Transportation Co (SWFT), Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD): Citadel’s Latest Moves
Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group has increased its stakes in Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES), Swift Transportation Co (NYSE:SWFT), and Amicus Therapeutics, Inc...
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA), Hospira (HSP), Philip Morris International (PM): Argentiere’s New Bets On Big Corporations
Deepak Gulati's Switzerland-based fund, Argentiere Capital recently disclosed its equity holdings as of the end of the first quarter in a filing with the SEC.
Global Payments Inc (GPN), Total System Services, Inc. (TSS), Rollins, Inc. (ROL): Tim Curro’s Top Hits Among Small Companies
In a recent filing with the SEC, Tim Curro's Value Holdings LP disclosed its equity portfolio as of the end of the first quarter.
Shah Capital’s Top Global Picks For First Quarter
Himanshu H. Shah's Shah Capital Management recently filed a 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX), Apple Inc. (AAPL), McDonald’s Corporation (MCD): A Look At Locust Wood’s Major First Quarter Moves
Hedge funds have started submitting their 13F filings with the SEC, offering other investors a chance to look at their equity holdings as of the end of the first quarter.
Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Anthem Inc (ANTM), Aetna Inc (AET): Swedish Fund, Healthinvest’s Top Bullish Picks In First Quarter
Anders Hallberg and Carl Bennet's healthcare-focused fund, Healthinvest Partners AB, recently disclosed its equity holdings in a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Cryder Capital’s Top Picks Reveal the Fund’s Rather Cautious Strategy
Ferdinand Groos' Cryder Capital has revealed its equity holdings as of the end of the first quarter in a 13F form filed with the SEC.
Luxor Capital Group Disclosed Stakes in Two Recently Listed Companies
Christian Leone's Luxor Capital Group recently initiated two new stakes according to recent filings with the SEC.
Crossroads Systems Inc (CRDS), Selectica Inc (SLTC), Visualant, Incorporated (VSUL) In Diker Management’s Line of Acquisitions
Mark N. Diker's Diker Management in 13G filings with the SEC has disclosed several changes from its equity portfolio.
Jeffrey Ray’s Great Point Partners Trims Its Stake In Alcobra Ltd (ADHD)
Jeffrey Jay and David Kroin's healthcare-focused fund, Great Point Partners, decreased its passive stake in the Israel based biopharmaceutical company, Alcobra Ltd (NASDAQ...
Lodge Hill Capital’s Industrial and Consumer Discretionary Picks Slightly Outperform Market In the First Quarter
Clint Murray's Lodge Hill Capital's equity picks from the latest 13F filing marginally beat S&P 500 ETF (SPY) during the first quarter as they appreciated by 1.7% against the...
John Shapiro’s Value Investing Picks Pay Off Big Time In First Quarter
John Shapiro's equity holdings for his fund Chieftain Capital delivered an outstanding 10% weighted average return for the first quarter of 2015.
H & R Block Inc (HRB), Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NXST), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI): Daniel Lewis Hits A Home Run with His Top Picks
Daniel Lewis' Orange Capital posted a solid return for the first quarter, according to the returns of the majority of stocks from its equity portfolio.
Tesoro Corporation (TSO), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA), and Impax Laboratories Inc (IPXL): Slate Capital’s Big Payoffs For the First Quarter
David Greenspan's Slate Path Capital staged an impressive performance in the first quarter, according to our metrics, which are based on the fund's equity holdings in companies...
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (RAX), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM), and Babcock & Wilcox Co (BWC): Friendly Activist Clifton Robbins’ Picks Inch Up in First Quarter
Clifton Robbins' Blue Harbour Group had a solid start this year, according to our data, which shows that the fund's long equity positions posted a weighted average return of ...
Hess Corp. (HES), EMC Corporation (EMC), Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOX): Billionaire Paul Singer’s Stock Picks Disappoint Investors
Paul Singer's Elliot Management isn't used to seeing losses, no matter how small.
Receptos Inc (RCPT), Centene Corp (CNC): Paul Sinclair Flying High With New Fund’s Top Healthcare Picks
Paul Sinclair's newly established healthcare-focused fund, Blue Jay Capital Management posted an impressive 12% return during the first quarter, significantly outperforming the...
eBay Inc (EBAY), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX): Ivory Capital Continues to Perform Well in Relative Anonymity
The founder of Ivory Capital, Curtis Macnguyen may have a bone to pick with his fellow hedge fund managers, whose investment skills might not be better than his own, though they...
Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Top Picks Outshined By His Fund’s Performance
Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates might not have fared so well in terms of its long equity positions, which returned 0.6% in the first quarter according to our returns metric...
Google Inc (GOOGL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO): Quant Hedge Fund Two Sigma’s Top Tech Picks
John Overdeck and David Siegel's quant fund, Two Sigma Advisors launched a new fund this year, Two Sigma Absolute Return Macro Master Fund, which managed to raise a massive $3...
Latest Hedgies’ Moves in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (LGF), Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (QUNR) and iRobot Corporation (IRBT)
Mark Rachesky's MHR Fund Management cut its activist stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Groupon Inc (GRPN), eBay Inc (EBAY), Sunedison Inc (SUNE): Billionaire Lee Cooperman’s Picks Edged The Market in Q1
Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors didn't quite get the much needed kick-start in the first quarter to offset its subpar performance during the previous year, considering the annual...
Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Kohl’s Corporation (KSS): Hedge Fund Manager William Harnisch’s Picks Killed The Market in Q1
William Harnisch's long stock positions, as disclosed in Peconic Partners LLC's latest 13F filing, posted strong gains of 7.5% during the first quarter, based on 26 holdings ...
Billionaire Halvorsen’s Picks Dominated S&P 500 Index in Q1: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Valeant and More
Andreas Halvorsen's long stock positions as disclosed in Viking Global's latest 13F filing had a solid first quarter as they delivered an average return of 6.2% based on our...
Huge Losses in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Not Enough to Stop Billionaire Dan Loeb from Beating the Market
Considering that the second-largest holding of Dan Loeb's Third Point, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), lost 19.92% of its stock value during the first quarter, the fund...
Self-Made Billionaire James Dinan’s Top Picks
James Dinan of York Capital Management has battled through enormous odds throughout his life, ranging from hearing impairment as a child to a significant shortfall in the capital...
Actavis plc (ACT), Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), DIRECTV (DTV) Among James Dinan’s Top Risk Arbitrage Picks
James Dinan had profound experience in risk arbitrage before he founded his event driven strategy fund, York Capital Management in 1991.
Why Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Top Picks Beat the Market in Q1
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square returned 2.1% during the first quarter, slightly outperforming the market's 0.9% return, as well as some of the other funds we track at Insider Monkey...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO), Monsanto Company (MON): Billionaire Larry Robbins’ Top Picks Beat the Market Again in Q1
Larry Robbins' Glenview Capital posted a decent 3.5% return during the first quarter according to our returns methodology (actual results will vary) even though the gains do not...
Despite Selling Apple Inc. (AAPL) Billionaire David Tepper’s Top Picks Beat the Market
As David Tepper's Appaloosa Management shed its stake in several U.S. securities during the fourth quarter, its holding in Apple Inc.
Cadian Capital Reports Hike In Workiva Inc (WK)’s Stake; See Performance of Its Top Picks During The First Quarter
Eric Bannasch's Cadian Capital has increased its stake in Workiva Inc (NYSE:WK) as it added some 2.09 million shares, according to a recent Schedule 13G form filed with the SEC...
eBay Inc (EBAY), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG): Why Billionaire Klarman’s Top Picks Underperformed The Market?
Seth Klarman's Baupost Group didn't have a brilliant first quarter as 12 stocks from its equity portfolio with a market cap of over $1.0 billion had an average decline of 2....
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (PCYC), Horizon Pharma PLC (HZNP), Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc (ASPX): Hedge Fund’s Cashing In On Highest Q1 Gainers
The first quarter is up, and our data analytics show that the top three gainers for the quarter were all biotechnology or biopharmaceutical companies and included Pharmacyclics...
