Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Crispin Odey & Bill Ackman
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Bill Ackman Exercises Warrants and Buys 4 Mln Platform Specialty Products Corporation (PAH) Shares
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square increased holding of Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE:PAH). A Form 4 filing with the SEC shows that the fund bought 4.2 million shares...
Hedge Fund News: Wilbur Ross, Bill Ackman & George Soros
Billionaire Wilbur Ross invited Paul Ryan over for lunch. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Thomas Steyer & Nouriel Roubini
George Soros wants to invest in Europe's financial sector, according to a German magazine's interview with the billionaire investor on Sunday [Feb. 23].
Bill Ackman’s Equity Portfolio Moves During Q4
In a 13F filing, Pershing Square, managed by Bill Ackman, disclosed its holdings for the last quarter of 2013.
Hedge Fund News: Thomas Steyer, David Einhorn & Carl Icahn
Tom Steyer, a billionaire retired hedge-fund investor, is aiming to spend $100 million to make climate change a priority issue in this year's midterm elections.
Ackman’s Pershing Square Cuts Its Stake in Beam Inc (BEAM)
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., has considerably reduced its exposure in Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM), a filing with the SEC shows.
Hedge Fund News: Chase Coleman, Bill Ackman & George Soros
Tiger Global Management’s private equity business continues to be as active in the new year as it was in the fourth quarter of last year.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Carl Icahn & Ken Griffin
Bill Ackman, the activist hedge-fund manager, sold all of his shares in General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP), one of his most profitable investments.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman & Richard Gerson
With four years remaining, Warren Buffett has a commanding lead in a decade-long bet that put a low-fee stock index fund up against a portfolio of high-priced hedge funds.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Tom Steyer & Stephen Mandel
While Bill Ackman’s short bet against Herbalife Ltd.
First Ackman, Now John Griffin’s Blue Ridge Is Betting On Platform Specialty Products Corporation (PAH)
Blue Ridge Capital, managed by John Griffin, has disclosed a new stake in Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE:PAH).
Hedge Fund Highlights: Steven Cohen, Bruce Richards & Clint Carlson
The billionaire investor Steven A.
Hedge Fund News: Rob Citrone, David Tepper & Paul Singer
David Tepper's Appaloosa Management is one of the top performing large hedge funds on Wall Street, but he likely took a beating on Friday, according to John Hempton, an Australian...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Steven Cohen, Barry Rosenstein & George Soros
Hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen caught a break Monday as a federal judge tossed out the most serious accusation in a $10 million lawsuit brought by his ex-wife.
Pershing Square Buys Into Platform Specialty Products Corporation (PAH)
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has disclosed a position in Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE:PAH), a company that recently started trading on the New York Stock Exchange...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn & Paul Tudor Jones
Warren Buffett is proving to have as keen an eye for talent as he has for investment opportunity.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Tom Sandell & Relational Investors
Maybe Bill Ackman should stick to Chicago-area companies.
5 Warren Buffett Stocks Dumb Money Should Avoid
There are three types of investors: smart, dumb, and dumber. Eugene Fama is best known for his Efficient Market Hypothesis.
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman & John Paulson
Timing isn't everything, but it sure helps. Six years ago, Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper & Marc Faber
Stan Druckenmiller looks across the table at Charlie Rose, bemused.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, David Shaw & Steve Cohen’s Trial
It has been about 100 hours since William Ackman revealed his Pershing Square hedge fund’s nearly 10% stake in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Government Announcements Place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Between Funds’ Eyebrows
On November 15th, Pershing Square Capital Management filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission two new 13D forms.
Bill Ackman Reveals New Activist Stakes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square, in a new filing with the SEC, disclosed a new stake in Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA), which amasses 115.6 million...
Bill Ackman Takes Profits At General Growth and P&G
Pershing Square, managed by billionaire Bill Ackman, has been mocked quite a bit this year for its short position in Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) but the fund did generate positive returns...
How The Debt Ceiling Increase Helped The Majority of Hedge Funds
Hedge fund returns rose by an average of 0.8 percent in October, after global stock values grew in light of the increase in the U.S.
5 Stocks With Heavy Interest From Short-Sellers and Hedge Fund Managers
Unless the SEC decides to drastically change its tone toward short sale reporting, we don’t expect to have the ability to parse through individual hedge fund managers’ short...
Bill Ackman Cuts Stake in LSE-listed Platform Specialty Products
Bill Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square, has just disclosed it is decreasing its position in Platform Specialty Products Corp (LON:PAH).
Is The Media Jealous of Dan Loeb?
There is a lot of undue criticism of Dan Loeb these days.
4 Halloween Hedge Fund Moves Worth Watching
In the hedge fund world, there are dozens of transactions made on a daily basis, and if you’re a regular reader of Insider Monkey, you likely understand that some are more important...
The 10 Main Hedge Fund Moves of the Past Seven Days
Which stocks are hedge funds betting on right now? During the past week, we tracked and recorded basically all hedge fund moves.
Hedge Fund News: Eddie Lampert, Bill Ackman & Defending Steve Cohen
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands' End clothing and Sears Auto Center businesses into independently managed operations as part of its...
Bill Ackman Officially Cuts 30% of Canadian Pacific Railway Stake
Bill Ackman, Canadian Pacific Railway: As it was leaked yesterday, Bill Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square, sold some shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE...
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Druckenmiller Calls Himself ‘Washed Up,’ John Paulson & Chris Hohn
This weekend Stan Druckenmiller sat down with the WSJ to talk about hiscontinued crusade for entitlement reform.
The Top 10 Hedge Funds & Prominent Investors By Equity Portfolio Values
Ken Fisher founded this fund in 1979, which isn't technically a hedge fund although we still track it due to its prominent spot in the investing world.
Hedge Fund News: Kyle Bass, Philanthropy, and Steven Cohen Getting Off Easy?
Expectations for outsize gains on the downtrodden shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) purchased by major hedge fund firms have deflated like a punctured balloon.
5 Activist Hedge Funds to Watch
Activist hedge funds: While hedge funds follow many different investment philosophies, the industry can be boiled down to two types of managers: the activists and the passivists...
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen’s Art Sale, Marc Faber & Orso Capital
Billionaire Steve Cohen is one of Wall Street’s most mysterious characters, making unexpected moves and constantly throwing people off.
4 Top Dividend Stocks That Hedge Fund Managers Would Love
Best Dividend Paying Stock Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment.
How Does George Soros Invest? Here’s How He Plays The Stock Market
How does George Soros invest? Opinions of George Soros vary depending on whom you ask, but there’s no arguing against the Hungarian-American hedge fund manager’s investing...
Bill Ackman Reduces Herbalife Short by 40%, Replaces It With Long-Term Put Options
Herbalife, Bill Ackman: The manager of the New-York-based hedge fund, Pershing Square, Bill Ackman, recently announced it was reducing its short position in Herbalife Ltd. (...
Pershing Square 2013 Q3 Investor Letter
Pershing Square 2013 Q3 Investor Letter: Bill Ackman and Pershing Square's third quarter letter is out, and here it is in all its glory (you can download it by clicking the link...
Hedge Fund News: David Harding, Dan Loeb & Bill Ackman’s Smarter Bet
Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded by David Harding, said profit plunged 64 percent last year after its main fund posted just its second...
Carl Icahn’s Best Pick Isn’t Apple; These Stocks Are
Carl Icahn's Best Stock Picks: Carl Icahn may have lifted the company’s market cap by $20 billion in less than two days of trading last month, but Apple Inc.
Richard Perry, Perry Capital Cut 9M J.C. Penney Shares
Richard Perry, Perry Capital: J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
The Scoop on Bill Ackman’s Air Products & Chemicals Bombshell
Bill Ackman, Air Products: Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square is the largest individual shareholder of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD), currently owning 9.8...
Why Bill Ackman Could Boost This Stock By 35%
Institutional investors are so big, they move the market.
Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Highlights: Buyback Talks, Jim Chanos, Options Trading & More
Shares of Herbalife hit an all-time high Tuesday, fueled by talk of an aggressive buyback operation by the nutritional supplements marketer.
Hedge Fund News: Edward Lampert, Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD), Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, General Growth Properties Inc (GGP)
Prominent NYC hedge fund managers came up empty in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, Absolute Return reported today. Dan Loeb (Third Point), Robert Ziff (Och-Ziff) and Peter...
