Did Stephen Taub Finally Read One of Our Articles?
Today, Stephen Taub of Institutional Investor’s Alpha published an article titled, “Hedge Funds Lag the Market, But Their Top Stock Picks...
Posts Tagged ‘Hedge Fund Performance’
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc (GOOG): The Media is Dead Wrong About Hedge Funds
It’s time to set the record straight. Many members of the media have reacted negatively to the development that hedge funds will be allowed to advertise...
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Jim Rogers, BarclayHedge
Icahn boost Motricity stake (TotalTele) Activist investor Carl Icahn and affiliates reported a boosted 31% stake in Motricity Inc. after exercising subscription...
Hedge Fund News: Mitt Romney, Paul Singer, David Harding
What Will Happen to Wall Street if Romney Wins in November? (Minyanville) During the first presidential debate, a Yahoo Finance poll found that 80% of...
Hedge Fund News: Marc Faber, David Abrams, Ray Dalio
Marc Faber: If I Were Bernanke, I Would Resign (CNBC) Central bankers are “counterfeit money printers” and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should...
Hedge Fund Performance Q2 2012
Insider Monkey is in the business of monkeying best hedge funds‘ best stock picks. We are looking for hedge funds with the best long stock picks...
Are Hedged Mutual Funds Good For Investors?
Hedge funds offer investors a lot of alternatives to profit or hedge in financial markets. Unfortunately only accredited investors can invest in them....
News: John Paulson, Hedge Fund Returns, Ron Gutfleish
Hedge Fund Manager Buys Astor Estate (FINalternatives) Elm Ridge Capital’s Ronald Gutfleish and his wife, Stacey Sorrow, bought Brooke Astor’...
Hedge Fund Performance Persistence
Hedge fund performance numbers are closely followed by investors and the media. Is past performance an indicator of future results? Of course past performance...
John Paulson’s Performance Starts to Rebound
John Paulson and his fund Paulson & Co became famous for bets against subprime mortgages. More recently, Paulson & Co gained notoriety for its...
Ex-Goldman Sachs Traders Find Making Money Isn’t Easy
When ex-Goldman Sachs (GS) Group traders Pierre-Henri Flamand and Morgan Sze left the company, they were able raise “more than $4.5 billion for...
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co Off to a Good Start in 2012
2011 was a rough year for John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. – his Advantage Plus fund was down 52.5% for the year and his other funds didn’...
Ken Griffin’s Citadel Clears High Water Mark
Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group cleared its high-water mark, reports the New York Times. The fund “suffered more than 50 percent in...
Hedge Fund Performance in 2011 Not All Lemons
Hedge fund may have had a tough year, on average – Amid political uncertainty, the debt-ceiling debate in Congress and mounting fears of a European...
Hedge Fund Outflows Rose to 4.84%, Inflows Rose to 3.96%
As investors get their books in order to start the new year off right, many are making the move away from hedge funds data showed Wednesday. “The...
Hedge Funds End 2011 on a Bad Note
Hedge fund performance in 2011 was one of the worst years ever for hedge funds. “Last year was dismal for hedge fund performance, according to an...
Hedge Funds Increase Bets Against Euro to Record High
Hedge funds may have been hit hard by the market volatility triggered by the European sovereign debt crisis, with hedge funds going out of business at...
John Paulson’s Year a Little Worse After Poor December Returns
John Paulson just can’t seem to catch a break lately. He overcorrected his positions in October after reporting year-to-date losses of 47% through...
Hedge Fund Strategy Makes Major Difference in Performance
Hedge funds may have had a rough time of things lately – the average hedge fund was down 4% year-to-date through the end of November – but the losses...
Hedge Fund Performance Down But Investors Not Swayed
In spite of their poor performance in recent times (check out Hedge Fund Performance in November), hedge funds are still on the top of many investors&#...
BlueCrest and Brevan Howard Buck Low Hegde Fund Performance Trend
Hedge fund performance is not all bad. November may have been the worst month since the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers for the average hedge fund,...
Investors Disappointed at Lackluster Hedge Fund Performance
The affair between hedge funds and their investors is over. Hedge funds are an asset class that used to be famous for its ability to make money in all...
Highbridge Capital Lays Off 3 Senior Execs and 3 Analysts
Highbridge Capital Management is making some big changes after its long/short equity fund reported lackluster performance in 2011. The Highbridge Capital...
New Hedge Fund Research Suggests Hedge Fund Alpha Closer to Zero
Hedge fund managers used to be the upper echelons of the investing world. They were the men (and women) that were most quoted, most talked about and most...
John Paulson’s 2011 Returns and Performance
John Paulson has had a rough year, in fact the worst of his career reports Bloomberg, but if October is any indication, he could be on the rebound. The...
Dan Loeb Says He Was Too Cautious During October Rally
Dan Loeb is the founder and manager at Third Point. He is well known for big and successful investments.
Monkeys are Better at Picking Hedge Funds Than Fund of Hedge Funds
Hedge funds are a mystery to many people. They can be confusing and investors are wise to seek the advice before investing. MarketWatch posed the question...
John Paulson Misses Out on Rally, Predictions Correct
John Paulson has had a rough time of things lately. His largest hedge fund lost 47% in the first nine months of the year and now, the man that gained...
Donald Yacktman’s Fund Outperforming 96% of Peers
Donald Yacktman is one of the most successful fund managers in the industry reports Businessweek.
Dr. Brigette Roberts’ Hedge Fund Up 6% YTD
Meet Dr. Brigette Roberts. In a market where many hedge fund mangers are down double digits, Roberts’ fund is up 6% YTD according to BusinessInsider...
Hedge Fund Performance Under Fama-French Four-Factor Model
There are many models to evaluate the performance of hedge funds. In this article, we analyzed the performance of the overall hedge fund index as well...
Hedge Funds Have Alpha and Beta
Hedge funds have alpha and beta. There are many models to evaluate the performance of hedge funds. In this article, we analyzed the performance of the...
Best Stock Picking Hedge Funds in August
What are the best stock picking hedge funds in August? We don’t get to see hedge funds’ actual portfolios but we get to see their stock picks...
Hedge Fund Performance August 2011
Hedge fund performance in August 2011 was disappointing, according to Financial Times. “Hedge fund industry has failed to live up to its name”...
Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index and Hedge Fund Performance
According to the latest press release by Credit Suisse Index Co., The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index had an increase of 0.69% in July with six...
