Starboard to Nominate Nine Candidates to Mellanox Board (Reuters) (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has started a proxy fight on...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) has experienced an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds lately. At the moment,...
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June 6 - News - Comments
There are two two major things I like about any investment: the prospect of cash dividends that are here to stay and getting a great deal that can appreciate...
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June 5 - 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...
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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...
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May 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The last of the first-quarter earnings have hit investors’ inboxes, turning shareholders’ portfolios topsy-turvy. Let’s look at the...
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May 13 - News - Comments
Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) reported earnings last Thursday, missing on top- and bottom-line numbers. The utility is undergoing a massive renovation as it...
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May 7 - News - 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’...
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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....
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February 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
