Elliott Presses SoftBank to Identify $10 billion of Investments it Holds: Sources (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) – Elliott Management Corp is pressing......
(read more)February 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Carl Icahn is the founder and manager of Icahn Capital, one of the most feared activist hedge funds in the world. The 82-year-old investor......
(read more)November 26 - Activism, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Each quarter, Goldman Sachs releases a list of the 50 stocks that appeared most often among the top-10 holdings of 800+ fundamentally-driven hedge funds......
(read more)May 21 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire investing legend Carl Icahn of Icahn Capital has gained a reputation as a savvy investor and fearsome corporate raider, one who has tangled......
(read more)February 19 - Activism, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Much has been said about hedge fund underperformance this year, but believing in that general assessment can mislead people into overlooking outstanding......
(read more)December 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Stephen Mandel is the founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds in the world – Lone Pine Capital. This fund had a total long 13F......
(read more)December 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As a general rule, corporate insiders have an edge over other investors when it comes to trading securities because insiders know more about their companies......
(read more)November 15 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
The major indexes opened higher on the last trading day of the quarter as some investors remain on the sidelines due to the Deutsche Bank uncertainty......
(read more)September 30 - News - Comments
Given his many decades of experience and tens of billions in net worth, Carl Icahn of Icahn Capital certainly knows how to invest. Over his storied......
(read more)September 19 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Given his multiple decades in the energy industry, first as an oilman and then as a fund manager, T Boone Pickens of BP Capital is widely followed ......
(read more)September 6 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Given the immense size of the broader market and the relatively small number of funds in our database (not to mention we don’t track many mutual......
(read more)August 26 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While there is no way to either deny or confirm the following statement, there is good reason to believe that hedge fund vehicles usually do not pay too......
(read more)June 17 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Baupost Group is one of the top hedge funds of the world, with approximately $27 billion in assets under management. The Boston-based firm is run by its......
(read more)May 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Zach Schreiber founded PointState Capital in 2010 together with Sean Cullinan and five former Duquesne Capital portfolio managers. The fund started with......
(read more)April 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jim Chanos‘ Kynikos Associates reported an equity portfolio worth $190.41 million as of the end of 2015, which consisted of long positions in several......
(read more)April 19 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
13D Management is a Nebraska-based fund that primarily invests in companies which are a target of shareholder activism. The fund was founded in December......
(read more)April 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Seth Klarman‘s Baupost Group is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, with about $27 billion in assets under management. The fund posted......
(read more)April 13 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While stocks from most industry sectors are still trying to recoup the losses they suffered at the start of 2016, several utility stocks are currently......
(read more)March 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While mega-caps and large-caps tend to offer predictability and stability, two attributes that are very valuable in a market as volatile as the one we......
(read more)March 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Most of the people who follow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn know that he holds some substantial stakes in energy companies. According to ......
(read more)February 25 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
When it comes to following activist investors to generate market-beating returns, billionaire Carl Icahn probably is one of the best choices, since he......
(read more)February 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The 2015 year didn’t end on a particularly cheerful note for billionaire Seth Klarman‘s Baupost Group. Analysis done by Insider Monkey shows......
(read more)February 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Insider selling activity has been losing steam in the past several weeks, and so has the terrific run in U.S. equities that started in early 2009. All......
(read more)December 24 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
We at Insider Monkey like to follow the smart money’s collective sentiment, as our research has shown that we can improve our chances of outperforming......
(read more)December 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Most individual investors already know the value of monitoring activist investors, who generally make value-enhancing proposals or push for changes at......
(read more)December 11 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Different metrics related to the performance of activist hedge funds suggest opposing conclusions regarding their outperformance over the last few years......
(read more)December 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
A widespread approach to diversifying an investor’s equity portfolio is to complement a pool of investments in large-cap stocks with a similar allocation......
(read more)December 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
We like to analyze hedge fund sentiment before doing days of in-depth research. We do so because hedge funds and other elite investors have numerous Ivy......
(read more)November 25 - Commodities, Hedge Funds - Comments
GLG Partners, founded by billionaire Noam Gottesman, has filed its latest 13F with the SEC, revealing a public equity portfolio worth $3.8 billion as......
(read more)November 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Carl Icahn is one of the best activist investors, who over the years has managed to successfully increase the shareholder value of many companies. This......
(read more)November 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Boston-based Baupost Group LLC is one of the world’s largest hedge funds, with $28.5 billion in assets under management. Baupost was launched by several......
(read more)November 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
At Insider Monkey we don’t only analyze the quarterly 13F filings of over 730 smart money investors, but we also track their day-to-day moves disclosed......
(read more)November 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Generally, insider trading activity represents an important tool in the process of fundamental security analysis, as it can offer some insights on how......
(read more)November 9 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Billionaire Seth Klarman is a legend among value investors. His fund, Baupost Group, has achieved average annual returns of 17% a year for over 30 years......
(read more)October 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the third quarter having ended, hedge funds are disclosing their latest moves ahead of the next wave of 13F reports. Legendary corporate raider Carl......
(read more)October 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
All major U.S. indexes closed sharply in the red on Monday, with the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index incurring the largest one-day loss over the past......
(read more)September 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading, News - Comments
The recent broader market selloff has put significant downward pressure on the shares of Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), which have lost more than......
(read more)September 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
In a recently submitted 13G filing with the SEC, legendary activist investor Carl Icahn‘s Icahn Capital LP revealed that it had increased its activist......
(read more)September 15 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Master of short-selling, Jim Chanos, has revealed his latest short bet: Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), a developer of liquefied natural gas (......
(read more)September 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE:LNG) has announced the appointment of two managing directors from Icahn Capital LP, Jonathan Christodoro and Samuel Merksamer......
(read more)August 24 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
Noam Gottesman is a hedge fund billionaire who co-founded GLG Partners in 1995 under the Lehman Brothers International (Europe). According to Forbes real......
(read more)August 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the latest round of 13F filings in the book, we’ve poured over the data disclosed by the more than 700 hedge funds that we track with the aim of......
(read more)August 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It is believed that mid-cap companies should be a key component of a well-diversified portfolio. An investment in mid-cap stocks provides exposure to......
(read more)August 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Seth Klarman‘s Baupost Group recently filed its 13F for the second quarter reporting period. Klarman, the author of the $1,500 book, Margin of......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
According to a 13D filing with the SEC, Icahn Partners, overseen by billionaire Carl Icahn, has initiated a position in Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE:LNG......
(read more)August 7 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After compiling and analyzing the most recent 13F filings of hedge funds, we have found that Richard Perry’s Perry Capital and Seth Klarman’s Baupost......
(read more)June 30 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
According to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Kevin Michael Ulrich (pictured) and Anthony Davis’ Anchorage Capital has......
(read more)June 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
If you are a frequent visitor of our website, you probably already know that we track the activity of more than 730 different investors as part of our......
(read more)May 26 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The Utilities sector has only gained 0.33% year-to-date according to Morningstar data, as compared to SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)’s 3.63% appreciation......
(read more)May 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As oil prices are looking to rebound, the energy sector has been able to garner the support of more money managers. According to Morningstar data, the......
(read more)May 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
