Hedge Fund News: Edward Lampert, Bill Ackman & David Harding
Sears CEO Eddie Lampert admitted the retailer had a “tough-to-terrible” holiday season, but insisted the company’s strategy was a model for other chains.
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Bill Ackman’s Equity Portfolio Moves During Q4
In a 13F filing, Pershing Square, managed by Bill Ackman, disclosed its holdings for the last quarter of 2013.
Ackman’s Pershing Square Cuts Its Stake in Beam Inc (BEAM)
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., has considerably reduced its exposure in Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM), a filing with the SEC shows.
Hedge Fund News: Chase Coleman, Bill Ackman & George Soros
Tiger Global Management’s private equity business continues to be as active in the new year as it was in the fourth quarter of last year.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Carl Icahn & Ken Griffin
Bill Ackman, the activist hedge-fund manager, sold all of his shares in General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP), one of his most profitable investments.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman & Richard Gerson
With four years remaining, Warren Buffett has a commanding lead in a decade-long bet that put a low-fee stock index fund up against a portfolio of high-priced hedge funds.
Hedge Fund News: Kyle Bass, Bill Ackman & Nouriel Roubini
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass believes investors can still profit by lending to Argentina, Latin America's third-largest economy.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Tom Steyer & Stephen Mandel
While Bill Ackman’s short bet against Herbalife Ltd.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Steven Cohen, Bruce Richards & Clint Carlson
The billionaire investor Steven A.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Marc Faber & Nouriel Roubini
An investment analyst who played a leading role in Pershing Square Capital Management’s bet against Herbalife Ltd.
Hedge Fund News: Rob Citrone, David Tepper & Paul Singer
David Tepper's Appaloosa Management is one of the top performing large hedge funds on Wall Street, but he likely took a beating on Friday, according to John Hempton, an Australian...
Pershing Square Buys Into Platform Specialty Products Corporation (PAH)
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has disclosed a position in Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE:PAH), a company that recently started trading on the New York Stock Exchange...
Hedge Fund News: Alan Howard, Bill Ackman & George Soros
Alan Howard of storied hedge-fund firm Brevan Howard calls the 2013 performance of Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited’s class-A shares “somewhat disappointing” in an investor...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn & Paul Tudor Jones
Warren Buffett is proving to have as keen an eye for talent as he has for investment opportunity.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Tom Sandell & Relational Investors
Maybe Bill Ackman should stick to Chicago-area companies.
Pershing Square Increases Stake in Howard Hughes Corp (HHC)
William Ackman's Pershing Square has boosted its stake in Howard Hughes Corp (NYSE:HHC), a new filing with the SEC revealed.
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman & John Paulson
Timing isn't everything, but it sure helps. Six years ago, Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, David Shaw & Steve Cohen’s Trial
It has been about 100 hours since William Ackman revealed his Pershing Square hedge fund’s nearly 10% stake in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Government Announcements Place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Between Funds’ Eyebrows
On November 15th, Pershing Square Capital Management filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission two new 13D forms.
Bill Ackman Reveals New Activist Stakes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square, in a new filing with the SEC, disclosed a new stake in Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA), which amasses 115.6 million...
Bill Ackman Takes Profits At General Growth and P&G
Pershing Square, managed by billionaire Bill Ackman, has been mocked quite a bit this year for its short position in Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) but the fund did generate positive returns...
How The Debt Ceiling Increase Helped The Majority of Hedge Funds
Hedge fund returns rose by an average of 0.8 percent in October, after global stock values grew in light of the increase in the U.S.
5 Stocks With Heavy Interest From Short-Sellers and Hedge Fund Managers
Unless the SEC decides to drastically change its tone toward short sale reporting, we don’t expect to have the ability to parse through individual hedge fund managers’ short...
Bill Ackman Cuts Stake in LSE-listed Platform Specialty Products
Bill Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square, has just disclosed it is decreasing its position in Platform Specialty Products Corp (LON:PAH).
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Steven Cohen, Carl Icahn’s Halloween Move
Steven Cohen’s company has agreed to pay, plead guilty to all criminal charges and close its investment advisory business in a deal reached with Manhattan U.S.
Hedge Fund News: Eddie Lampert, Bill Ackman & Defending Steve Cohen
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands' End clothing and Sears Auto Center businesses into independently managed operations as part of its...
Bill Ackman Officially Cuts 30% of Canadian Pacific Railway Stake
Bill Ackman, Canadian Pacific Railway: As it was leaked yesterday, Bill Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square, sold some shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE...
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman to Sell Some Canadian Pacific Stock, Carl Icahn & Boris Pilichowski
Financial advisers who gathered in New York to hear leaders of the asset management industry impart their best investment ideas for the year ahead were given a surprising tip ...
5 Activist Hedge Funds to Watch
Activist hedge funds: While hedge funds follow many different investment philosophies, the industry can be boiled down to two types of managers: the activists and the passivists...
The 40 Biggest Hedge Fund Billionaires
You won't be surprised to find that there aren't that many hedge fund billionaires, out of the more than 8,000 funds in existence.
2013 Hedge Fund Returns
2013 hedge fund returns: Many financial journalists commit the travesty of reporting improper return figures every quarter.
Hedge Fund Week in Review: Activist Action
Here are the eleven most important moves made in the hedge fund world this week.
Bill Ackman reduced his Herbalife short significantly, replacing it with long-term put options.
Dan Loeb ups his activist campaign at Sotheby’s, snatching 9.
How Does George Soros Invest? Here’s How He Plays The Stock Market
How does George Soros invest? Opinions of George Soros vary depending on whom you ask, but there’s no arguing against the Hungarian-American hedge fund manager’s investing...
Bill Ackman Reduces Herbalife Short by 40%, Replaces It With Long-Term Put Options
Herbalife, Bill Ackman: The manager of the New-York-based hedge fund, Pershing Square, Bill Ackman, recently announced it was reducing its short position in Herbalife Ltd. (...
Pershing Square 2013 Q3 Investor Letter
Pershing Square 2013 Q3 Investor Letter: Bill Ackman and Pershing Square's third quarter letter is out, and here it is in all its glory (you can download it by clicking the link...
Hedge Fund News: David Harding, Dan Loeb & Bill Ackman’s Smarter Bet
Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded by David Harding, said profit plunged 64 percent last year after its main fund posted just its second...
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman & Man Group’s Sell Ratings
Hedge Fund billionaire William Ackman has acknowledged that his big investment in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
The Scoop on Bill Ackman’s Air Products & Chemicals Bombshell
Bill Ackman, Air Products: Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square is the largest individual shareholder of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD), currently owning 9.8...
Why Bill Ackman Could Boost This Stock By 35%
Institutional investors are so big, they move the market.
Is There Any Value in Bill Ackman’s Holdings?
Bill Ackman holdings: Bill Ackman is one of the most polarizing figures in the investment world. From his bullish bet on the floundering retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, General Growth Properties Inc (GGP)
Prominent NYC hedge fund managers came up empty in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, Absolute Return reported today. Dan Loeb (Third Point), Robert Ziff (Och-Ziff) and Peter...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Ken Griffin, Stanley Druckenmiller, Herbalife Ltd. (HLF)
Derivatives trading has improved dramatically, becoming safer and more efficient through post-crisis reforms that have shifted power from bank “dealers” to investors, according...
Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Gardner Denver, Inc. (GDI): Can Retail Investors Outperform The 13D Activist Fund On Their Own?
Earlier this month we reported on the 13D Activist Fund, a long-only fund which invests in stocks targeted by activist investors (as disclosed in 13D filings shortly after the...
Five Small Cap Stocks Insiders Are Crazy About, Including Howard Hughes Corp (HHC) & Halcon Resources Corp (HK)
Our research on insider trading patterns has concluded that stocks bought by insiders tend to outperform the market following these purchases, particularly if multiple insiders...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX), Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI): Is An Activist-Mimicking Mutual Fund A Smart Investment?
At Insider Monkey, we use a number of techniques to track investment activity by hedge funds and other notable investors.
The Latest Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Bull Standing Against Bill Ackman Isn’t Who You’d Expect
At the age of 79, Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE:POST)'s CEO and former Ralcorp Holding Inc.
Updates on J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP): Bill Ackman’s Active Role, Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)’s Expectations & More
Editor's Note: Related tickers: J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), Apple Inc.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Bill Ackman, Herbalife Ltd. (HLF)
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking Bill Ackman seriously.
Hedge Funds Are Buying General Growth Properties Inc (GGP)
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.
Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP): Ackman Is Just One Of Many Short Sellers Having a Tough 2013
Recently, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) climbed above $60, meaning that billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is finally underwater from its short of the stock last year.
