In its recently reported 2018 Annual Letter, billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square shared its opinions in detail about all the positions in......
(read more)April 1 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Here are the eleven most important moves made in the hedge fund world this week. Bill Ackman reduced his Herbalife short significantly, replacing it......
(read more)October 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Earlier this month we reported on the 13D Activist Fund, a long-only fund which invests in stocks targeted by activist investors (as disclosed in 13D......
(read more)September 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Our research on insider trading patterns has concluded that stocks bought by insiders tend to outperform the market following these purchases, particularly......
(read more)September 10 - Insider Trading - Comments
On September 9th, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who manages Icahn Capital (find Icahn’s favorite stocks), conceded his battle over Dell......
(read more)September 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we use a number of techniques to track investment activity by hedge funds and other notable investors. Our research has shown that......
(read more)September 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Our research shows that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds (as determined by quarterly 13F filings) outperform the S&P 500 by 18......
(read more)September 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A popular misconception among investors is that the rounds of 13F filings released by hedge funds and other notable investors several weeks after the......
(read more)August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In August, hundreds of hedge funds and other major investors filed their 13Fs for the second quarter of 2013 (disclosing many of their long equity positions......
(read more)August 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
So far this year, the 30 most widely shorted stocks from the beginning of 2013- as measured by the number of shares short as a percentage of the float......
(read more)August 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Recently, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) climbed above $60, meaning that billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is finally underwater from its short......
(read more)August 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire George Soros is best known for its profitable macro investments, particularly in currency instruments, but his hedge fund Soros Fund Management......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Pershing Square, managed by billionaire Bill Ackman, has been mocked quite a bit this year for its short position in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) but the......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Julian Robertson is one of the most closely followed figures in finance, even after his official retirement from running Tiger Management......
(read more)August 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
It has been a tough year for two of billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square’s most highly touted picks. Herbalife, which Ackman gave a long public......
(read more)July 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) has been in a period of decline over the past several years as department stores in general have been forced to contend......
(read more)July 31 - Stock Analysis - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors- including, of course, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire......
(read more)July 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) was in 15 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. BKW shareholders have witnessed an......
(read more)June 11 - News - Comments
One of the “hedgies” we track is Pershing Square managed by Bill Ackman, and it has recently filed its 13F form with the SEC. Disclosing its......
(read more)June 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman, the billionaire manager of Pershing Square, has been in the news quite a bit in the last several months thanks to his public statements about......
(read more)May 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
By tracking quarterly 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors, we have been able to use the included information to develop investment......
(read more)May 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The Ira Sohn conference invites a number of well-known investment managers to give public presentations of their favorite investing ideas. This year,......
(read more)May 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), The Procter......
(read more)May 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE......
(read more)May 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Times have been tough at J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) recently. The stock is down about 60% over the last year, and CEO Ron Johnson- who was backed......
(read more)April 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds earn an average excess return of 18 percentage points per year, according to our analysis of 13F filings......
(read more)April 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) T. Boone Pickens, Family Sue......
(read more)April 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The most popular small cap stocks (which we define as having market capitalizations between $1 billion and $5 billion) among hedge funds generate an average......
(read more)April 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tiger Consumer Management is a “Tiger Cub” hedge fund, so named because founder Patrick McCormack had previously worked at legendary investor Julian......
(read more)April 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The most popular small cap stocks (which we define as those with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $5 billion) among hedge funds outperform......
(read more)April 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) was in 27 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. JCP has experienced an increase......
(read more)April 5 - News - Comments
Despite the fact that it is a consumer staple stock (with a beta of 0.3), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has outperformed the S&P 500......
(read more)April 4 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Our work developing investment strategies has found that on average the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds generate an average excess return......
(read more)April 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Paulson Fund Investor Case Dismissed for Lack of Standing (Bloomberg) An investor’s lawsuit against John Paulson’s $23 billion hedge fund over its......
(read more)April 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
One way to quantitatively measure a stock’s upside potential is with the PEG ratio, which incorporates both the P/E multiple and analyst consensus estimates......
(read more)March 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP) was in 21 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of December. GGP has seen a decrease in support from the world......
(read more)March 28 - News - Comments
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors; the most recent round of filings disclosed many long equity positions as of the end......
(read more)March 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Exclusive: Farallon hedge fund launches real estate vehicle (Reuters) Hedge fund firm Farallon Capital Management LLC is raising a new real estate fund......
(read more)March 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman is no stranger to short selling. In an interview with Value Investor (login required), the hedge fund magnate revealed the rules behind his......
(read more)March 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Avenue hedge fund names CIO as Lasry seen getting ambassadorship (Reuters) As speculation mounts that Avenue Capital hedge fund co-founder Marc Lasry......
(read more)March 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
While 13F filings provide the most complete picture of what stocks hedge funds own, they are somewhat out of date by the time they are released. This......
(read more)March 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Carl Icahn has bought an additional 2.3 million shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) since March 5th, bringing the total number of shares in his portfolio......
(read more)March 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway is recognized as one of the greatest long-term investors of all time. In mid February Berkshire filed its 13F for......
(read more)February 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Six to seven weeks after the end of a quarter, hedge funds and many other investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC. These filings allow the broader......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds, as revealed by 13F filings, produce an excess return of 18 percentage points per year according to......
(read more)February 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
