Hedge Fund News: Cliff Asness, John Arnold, David Einhorn
It is the latest in-vogue accessory among hedge-fund managers: a "masked fund." Bridgewater Associates has "ZQPGGAV00000," John Paulson has "Paulson Fund 1" while Cliff Asness...
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Hedge Funds Lost Big After Bed Bath and Beyond $BBBY Falls 16%
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) tumbled 16% in spite of reporting solid numbers for the first quarter.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, John Kinnucan, Ray Dalio…
Pershing Square Capital Management LP’s William Ackman, the activist hedge fund manager, said he’s willing to be patient as J.C. Penney Co. pursues a turnaround.
Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Lampert, Klarman, Soros…
Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35 million on a growing television station and swapped a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Steven Cohen Reports 4.9% Stake in American Eagle $AEO
Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors revealed late yesterday that the firm now has 9.42 million shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
What Makes a Good High Growth Company? $MCP $HAR $BHI $ATML $HFC
High-growth companies can make investors a lot of money when they buy in at the “right” time, but picking a high-growth company is not so easy.
Frank Brosens’ Taconic Capital Bought More CA Inc. ($CA)
Frank Brosens’ Taconic Capital filed recently that the firm increased its activist stake in CA Inc. (CA) to 5.14%.
8 Mega Cap Companies with Dividends Over 2%
Mega cap companies are those with market caps higher than $100 billion.
Cliff Asness’ AQR Capital to Launch 3 New Hedge Funds
Cliff Asness' AQR Capital Management has not been fazed by the high number of hedge fund closures and redemptions seen in 2011.
GMT Capital Boosted Its Stake In $AXL
GMT Capital, managed by Thomas E. Claugus, recently revealed its 7.5% passive stake or 5.63 million shares in American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (AXL).
Hedge Funds Fudge Positions In Filings, AQR Unveiling Some New Funds, Whitney Tilson’s Interview
For years, finance experts have put together statistical analyses that suggest something fishy is going on with some of the reported returns in a large universe of hedge funds...
10 Best Stocks For 2012 By Merrill Lynch
Earlier this month Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (BAC) strategist Savita Subramanian prepared a list of Merrill Lynch’s 10 favorite stocks for 2012.
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital Management Reported 5.22% Passive Stake in $LTXC
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital Management revealed its 5.22% passive stake in LTX-Credence Corp (LTXC) on December 21st.
Insider Trading: Thomas E. Claugus’ GMT Capital Bought 85,400 Shares In $ENTG
Thomas E. Claugus’ GMT Capital today disclosed its recent insider purchases of 85,400 shares in Entegris Inc. (ENTG).
AQR Manager Asness Moves into Mutual Funds
AQR Capital Management founder Cliff Asness is a high-flyer.
Is Water the Next Commodity? Greenblatt, Eveillard have Positions
In the third quarter, "water" stocks like the ITT Corporation (ITT.N) got a lot of hedge fund love. And, they aren't the only ones.
Hedge Funds Make Big After $FDX Releases EPS Guidance
FedEx Corp (FDX) surges 6.55% on Thursday after the company released its third quarter, 2012 EPS guidance.
Hedge Funds Gain Big After $LCC Up 7.71%
US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) increased 7.71% on Wednesday after the company completed their transfer takeoff and landing rights at LaGuardia and Reagan National airports.
Hedge Funds Gain Big After $AVP Rises
Avon Products Inc. (AVP) soars after the company announces it will separate the roles of chairman and CEO in 2012.
Hedge Funds Lose Big After $BBY Drops 11%
Best Buy Co. (BBY) lost 11% to $25 at 11:40 AM EST today after the company reported its third quarter earnings.
Raging Capital Boosted Its Stake In $VTSS
Raging Capital filed on December 9th to reveal its 12.7% passive stake in Vitesse Semiconductor Corp (VTSS).
Hedge Funds Make Big After $PLL Rises 8%
Pall Corporation (PLL) rose nearly 8% in trading on Friday after the company reported increases in revenue and adjusted earnings, which beat analyst expectations.
Tom Sandell’s Sandell Asset Management Bought $MSSR
Tom Sandell’s Sandell Asset Management reported its 5.2% passive stake in Mccormick & Schmicks Seafood Restaurants Inc. (MSSR) on December 7th.
Lululemon $LULU Falls Short of Estimates, Hedge Funds Lose on News
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) shares fell in trading on Thursday after its sales missed analysts expectations, reports Reuters.
Larry Robbins’ Glenview Capital Boosted in $URS
Larry Robbins’ Glenview Capital boosted its passive stake in URS Corp (URS) to 5.21%, according to the SEC 13G filing on November 21th.
Hedge Funds Make Big After Regeneron $REGN Gets FDA OK for Eylea
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (REGN) shares rose 13.73% in trading on Monday after U.S.
Hedge Funds Make Big on Research in Motion $RIMM
Research in Motion (RIMM) rose over 5% in trading on Tuesday after introducing two new BlackBerry phones.
Southpoint Capital Bought More $CBK
Southpoint Capital reported 5.57% passive stake in Christopher & Banks Corporation (CBK), according to a SEC regulatory filing on November 4th.
West Virginia Ups Hedge Fund Investment, Hires Pershing and AQR
West Virginia's main public pension manager has increased the number of managers in the West Virginia Investment Management Board of Retirement's portfolio to 25 reports FINAlternatives...
Hedge Funds Lose Big on Career Education $CECO After CEO Resigns
Career Education Corporation (CECO) fell over 40% in early trading Wednesday on news that its CEO Gary McCullough resigned reports MarketWatch.
Hedge Funds Make Big on Humana $HUM
Humana Inc (HUM) swelled from $80.24 a share at open on Monday to hit anew 52-week high of $87.32 a share after it "announced earnings of $444.8 million, or $2.67 a share, up ...
Hedge Funds Lose Big on AK Steel $AKS 3rd Qtr Report
After AK Steel (AKS) reported losses of $3.5 million, or 3 cents a share, its share price plummeted from $8.65 at close yesterday to trade at $7.56 at 10am EST this morning, a...
Hedge Funds Make a Bundle on Edwards Lifesciences $EW Increase
Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW) "third-quarter earnings rose 7.5% on a tax benefit as the heart-valve maker's investments in its expected Sapien launch hurt margins, despite sales...
Apollo Group $APOL Soars in Early Trading on Earnings Report, Hedge Funds Make Big
Several hedge funds made big after Apollo Group (APOL), the company behind University of Phoenix, reported profits and sales above analyst estimates, reported Businessweek.
Hedge Funds Make a Bundle on IPGP
IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) jumped in after hours trading to open Friday, October 7 at almost $52 a share after closing at $47.74 the day before.
Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Long Term Picks $AMLN $BIIB $CHK $EXEL $HAIN $TTWO $LGF $MENT
Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn recently announced that he will be returning $1.76 billion back to his investors. He will continue investing his own money.
Warren Buffett Just Made $200 Million This Morning
Warren Buffett just made $200 Million this morning. ConocoPhillips (COP) announced that it will spin off its refining and marketing divisions in early 2012.
What Do A PhD Economist and A Turkey Bacon Salesman Have in Common?
Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, used to sell turkey bacon.
Relational Investors Goes Activist on L-3 Communications $LLL
Ralph Whitworth’s Relational Investors boosted its stake in L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL) to 5.98%. They currently own 6,347,694 shares of the company.
What Do Wealthy Hedge Fund Managers (Dan Loeb, Paul Singer, and Cliff Asness) Eat for Lunch?
Earlier today we wrote about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's favorite restaurant: McCormick & Schmick's, a seafood restaurant chain.
Doug Silverman’s Senator Investment Group Boosts Its $AOS Stake
Doug Silverman's Senator Investment Group recently disclosed a passive 5% stake in A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS). Silverman had 1.635 Million AOS shares at the end of March.
11 Energy Companies Hedge Funds Are Buying Like Crazy
Insider Monkey follows hedge fund managers because they're the smartest investors around. They leave less to chance than most investors.
Matthew Halbower’s Pentwater Capital Doubled Its Stake in $HYC
Matthew Halbower's Pentwater Capital purchased nearly 2.5 Million shares of Hypercom Corp (HYC) in May as the stock price plunged 20% since the end of April.
Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global Increases Universal Health Services Stake $UHS
Ole Andreas Halvorsen is one of the most successful Tiger cubs.
