Cliff Asness Says Factor Investing Has Not Performed Well (Bloomberg) Cliff Asness, the chief investment officer of AQR Capital Management LLC, says his......
(read more)May 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
There are several ways to beat the market, and investing in small cap stocks has historically been one of them. We like to improve the odds of beating......
(read more)November 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The Woman Suing Point72 and Steve Cohen Speaks Out About Alleged Gender and Pay Discrimination (CNBC) Lauren Bonner says quitting wasn’t an option......
(read more)June 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds......
(read more)May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Carl Icahn Says He hasn’t Talked to Trump Since August (CNBC) Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he hasn’t spoken with President......
(read more)April 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff to Shut European Hedge Fund as New CEO Shifts Focus (Bloomberg) Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC is shutting its European hedge fund as......
(read more)March 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Cohen Leads Wave of Hedge Fund Startups After Year of Retreats (Bloomberg) After a cohort of hedge fund veterans called it quits last year, a trio of......
(read more)January 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, this......
(read more)December 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
While there are some big investors that prefer to keep to themselves, rarely appear in the media and only issue some comments in letters to investors......
(read more)September 8 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
What is the best financial stock to buy right now? With the Fed recently raising rates for the second time, it may be a good idea to check out some companies......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
In a yesterday article we analyzed four stocks, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet, from the perspective of six quantitative hedge funds. Since, quantitative......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stocks worth adding to your......
(read more)December 17 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing, Tech - Comments
Connecticut-based investment management giant AQR Capital Management recently submitted its 13F filing with the SEC for the quarter ended September 30......
(read more)November 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Famed investor Clifford S. Asness runs AQR Capital Management LLC, a global investment firm with over $55 billion in equity holdings at the end of June......
(read more)August 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
One of the best ways to pick high-performing stocks is to follow the industry leaders and find out their stock investments. Today, we decided to cover......
(read more)June 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings is having a tough start for 2015. Watsa’s 34 picks in Fairfax’s 13F portfolio at the end of 2014 have......
(read more)April 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the business of analyzing and compiling the data of our 737 tracked hedge funds’ latest 13F filings behind us, we’re ready to start sharing some......
(read more)February 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Charles Davidson’s Wexford Capital continues to reduce its exposure to Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG), as disclosed in the 13D Form filed with......
(read more)February 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Anders Hallberg and Carl Bennet’s HealthInvest Partners AB revealed its top picks for the fourth quarter of 2014. According to the 13F Form filed with......
(read more)January 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Blum Capital Partners, managed by Richard Blum, has reduced its position in Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO). A new filing with the U.S. Securities......
(read more)January 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ralph V. Whitworth’s Relational Investors reduced its stake in SPX Corporation (NYSE:SPW) by around 740,000 shares last Friday. According to the 13D......
(read more)January 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
David Harding’s Winton Capital Management has filed its Schedule 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the third quarter of 2014......
(read more)October 29 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It seems like tough time for banking sector is finally over as insiders have again started dipping into them. When insiders start buying a stock, the......
(read more)October 20 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:LGND) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO) are two stocks from the pharma space that have recently seen insiders......
(read more)October 10 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates was pretty active on the last day of the third quarter of the year. According to four Schedule 13G forms filed......
(read more)October 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PTLA) and Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) are three companies from diverse industry......
(read more)October 9 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Louis Navellier’s Navellier & Associates is betting big on 3 new stocks that it has recently added in its portfolio. The fund disclosed these new......
(read more)October 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Mario Gabelli is still bullish on Bolt Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:BOLT) and has further increased his fund’s holding of the stock. According to......
(read more)October 3 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The best time to buy a stock is when the people running the company are themselves genuinely optimistic about its future prospects. Exelis Inc (NYSE:XLS......
(read more)October 3 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Visium Asset Management, managed by Jacob Gottlieb, has boosted its stake in CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD). In a new filing with the U.S. Securities......
(read more)September 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Levin Capital Strategies, led by John A. Levin, has revealed in a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has upped its stake......
(read more)September 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Based in New York, Laurion Capital Management was founded by Benjamin A. Smith and Sheehan Maduraperuma in 2005, following their departure from JP......
(read more)September 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In two different filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Sabby Capital, led by Hal Mintz, reported initiating a new position in Aastrom......
(read more)September 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As we continue to track hedge funds’ SEC filings, we came across a few interesting transactions, into which we will look in this article. The companies......
(read more)September 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Our research has shown that stocks with multiple insider purchases outperformed the market by an average of 7 percentage points per year. Over the past......
(read more)September 9 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
In its latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Masters Capital Management, managed by Mike Masters, revealed its equity portfolio......
(read more)September 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Orbimed Advisors, led by Samuel Isaly, recently published its 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For the second quarter of 2014......
(read more)August 28 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Becker Drapkin Management, managed by Matthew Drapkin and Steven R. Becker, has upped its position in Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:FSYS). The hedge......
(read more)August 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed, Sarissa Capital Management, a fund led by Alex Denner, has picked up its position......
(read more)August 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded in 1982, Baupost Group is one of the largest hedge funds in the world and has generated an average annual return of 19% since its inception.......
(read more)August 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
ESL Investments was founded by Edward Lampert in 1988 and since its inception the fund has managed an average annual return of 29%. ESL Investments ......
(read more)August 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As we continue to analyze the latest 13F filings for some of the major hedge funds in the U.S., I would like to take a look at Israel Englander’s Millennium......
(read more)August 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
According to an article published on Insider Monkey a couple of months ago, David Tepper of Appaloosa Management Lp, Larry Robbins of Glenview Capital......
(read more)August 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management filed a few weeks ago its Form 13F for the second quarter of 2014. The fund declared holding more than $47.5 billion......
(read more)August 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
AQR Capital Management, managed by Cliff Asness, recently published its 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the second quarter......
(read more)August 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Relational Investors has cut another slice from Timken Co (NYSE:TKR) stake, selling 1.4 million shares in the open market at an average price of $46.40......
(read more)August 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Paul Singer, the manager of Elliott Associates, is optimistic about the prospects of Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) and has increased his fund......
(read more)July 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jacob Gottlieb thinks OHR Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:OHRP) is a good investment and has initiated a new position for his fund, Visium Asset Management......
(read more)July 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In newly amended filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Southeastern Asset Management, managed by Mason Hawkins, has disclosed reducing......
(read more)July 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Glenhill Advisors, run by Glenn J. Krevlin, had disclosed an increase in its holding of Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) stock. According to a recent......
(read more)July 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
