Starboard to Nominate Nine Candidates to Mellanox Board (Reuters) (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has started a proxy fight on......
(read more)January 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The Sohn and Next Wave Sohn Conferences took place in San Francisco last week, shining the spotlight on several growing and established hedge funds, who......
(read more)October 9 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here. Page 1 of 4 – SEC Filing UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ......
(read more)September 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
1. U.S. Stock Market: “U.S. equities traded higher on Friday as concerns about Donald Trump’s presidency recede for the time being. The Dow......
(read more)May 19 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
1. US Stock Market: “U.S. equities traded mixed on Wednesday, with IBM sending the Dow Jones industrial average lower and Morgan Stanley leading......
(read more)April 19 - Commodities, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
A few months into Donald Trump’s presidency, the bull market is alive and well. Expectations that the government will lower corporate taxes and......
(read more)March 13 - News - Comments
Debt securities maverick and billionaire Marc Lasry might be performing well on the basketball court lately, but his performance in the markets has taken......
(read more)March 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
November wasn’t good for dividend stocks. Following Donald Trump’s election victory, expectations shifted towards lower taxes, higher growth......
(read more)December 4 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although they are not always right, billionaire investors did not become wealthy without a sterling track record of stock picking success. We have found......
(read more)November 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although the pivotal U.S. election is now just five days away, the markets are rather calm as all three major indexes are close to flat. In this article......
(read more)November 3 - News - Comments
Evaluating market sentiment and paying attention to what prominent players on Wall Street think about a stock could play a vital role in making an investment......
(read more)October 31 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Marc Lasry is the co-founder of Avenue Capital, which was launched with $7 million in funding from friends and family in 1995, and currently holds the......
(read more)September 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Stock Analysis - Comments
Following a dismal 8.2% loss posted by its flagship fund Viking Global Equities in the first quarter, Connecticut-based prominent hedge fund Viking Global......
(read more)August 29 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Marc Lasry co-founded Avenue Capital in 1995 and has enjoyed great success investing in distressed and undervalued debt and equity. The fund’s......
(read more)June 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The major U.S stock indexes are trading up on Wednesday afternoon, helped by surging oil prices and the resulting spike in energy stocks, which were already......
(read more)May 25 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Peter Lynch, the former manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments, once said that “Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons......
(read more)March 2 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
The correction in crude oil and natural gas prices over the past many months has made several investors wary of investing in the energy sector. However......
(read more)February 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge fund managers and other money managers follow different re-balancing strategies, which seems appropriate if bearing in mind the wide pool of strategies......
(read more)January 13 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although hedge funds don’t always get it right, they outperform the market when factoring in known risk factors because of the in-depth research......
(read more)December 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Oaktree Capital Management is one of the most well-known hedge funds located along the U.S West Coast. It was founded by Howard Marks in 1995 along......
(read more)November 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The previous trading week turned out to be quite tough for investors, but corporate insiders did not eschew buying more shares of their companies. Statistics......
(read more)November 17 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Kurt Billick‘s Bocage Capital recently filed its 13F form for the June 30 reporting period. The market value of the fund’s public equity portfolio......
(read more)August 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Following the activity of hedge funds can provide many useful insights for smaller investors, mainly because these funds invest large amounts of money......
(read more)March 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Once hedge fund managers reach billionaire status, a larger portion of their invested capital is poured into large-cap stocks, since only so much money......
(read more)February 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group has disclosed its equity positions at the end of 2014 in a recent filing with the SEC. While there’s been a change......
(read more)February 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Howard Marks’s Oaktree Capital Management has opened a stake in Banc of California Inc (NYSE:BANC). According to a new 13G Form filed with the U.S.......
(read more)January 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management increased its stake in Star Bulk Carriers Corp (NASDAQ:SBLK) by more than 30.9 million shares, or 60%, this......
(read more)January 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management disclosed today, with the SEC, its long equity positions for the third quarter of 2014. According to a Schedule......
(read more)November 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
King Street Capital, managed by Brian J. Higgins, recently published its 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The hedge fund reported......
(read more)August 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
A former employee of TCW Group, Howard Marks helped found Oaktree Capital Management in 1995. At TCW Group, Marks oversaw distressed debt, high yield......
(read more)August 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management disclosed on Tuesday its long equity positions for the second quarter of 2014. The fund acknowledged owning......
(read more)August 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Luminus Management, managed by Jonathan Barrett and Paul Segal, has increased its exposure in Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN). A new amended filing shows that......
(read more)April 24 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Avenue Capital, managed by Marc Lasry, has recently upped its stake in YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW). The fund currently holds more than 8.2 million......
(read more)March 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital is a multi strategy hedge fund, focuses on distressed and undervalued debt and equity opportunities in the U.S., Europe......
(read more)February 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Is Cleco Corporation (NYSE:CNL) a good investment? Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are viewed as useless, outdated investment tools of an......
(read more)September 17 - News - Comments
What’s a smart Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE) investor to do? In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are perceived as overrated......
(read more)September 17 - News - Comments
Should Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) investors track the following data? To the average investor, there are a multitude of gauges shareholders......
(read more)September 3 - News - Comments
Is Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN) a good investment? To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are seen as useless, outdated investment tools of a forgotten......
(read more)August 30 - News - Comments
Cleco Corporation (NYSE:CNL) has experienced a decrease in hedge fund interest of late. To most stock holders, hedge funds are perceived as underperforming......
(read more)June 12 - News - Comments
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE) was in 10 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. HE has experienced an increase......
(read more)June 12 - News - Comments
Today I searched for mid-cap stocks that are delivering strong profit margins and are expected to grow significantly in the next year. These stocks provide......
(read more)June 10 - News - Comments
Utilities have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential. With insider stock sales, natural gas rate requests, nuclear shutdowns,......
(read more)June 10 - News - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we track 500 of the world’s most elite hedge funds, and Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management is one of the best of the......
(read more)June 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN), Sterling......
(read more)May 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The broad-based S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) may be having one heck of a time trying to eclipse its previous all-time high, but that hasn’......
(read more)March 28 - News - Comments
Within several weeks after the close of a quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to issue 13F filings which are then made public.......
(read more)February 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
