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.
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October 5 - Hedge Funds
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...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds
Activist Dan Loeb: Sothebys (NYSE:BID) recently saw a boost in the equity portfolio of Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point.
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October 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge-fund investor Dan Loeb's campaign to persuade Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) -0.28% to spin off part of its entertainment business was beneficial for the company, Chief...
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September 19 - Hedge Funds
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...
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September 14 - Hedge Funds
On Wednesday, with its shares trading just below their highest levels in two years, Sothebys (NYSE:BID)’s announced it is reviewing its capital allocation and financial position...
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September 13 - Hedge Funds
At the age of 79, Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE:POST)'s CEO and former Ralcorp Holding Inc.
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September 6 - Hedge Funds, News
In the eyes of many investors, hedge funds are seen as overrated, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 28 - News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are seen as bloated, outdated financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News
Insider Monkey tracks quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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August 23 - Hedge Funds
If you were to ask many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as useless, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 22 - News
In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are perceived as useless, old investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 21 - News
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has been a trendy pick among many investors, and shares have ballooned in 2013.
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August 21 - News
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is in the middle of a key battle between management and hedge fund activist Carl Icahn.
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August 21 - News
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
Investors in Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.’s initial public offering are betting on billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Famed activist investor Dan Loeb of the Third Point hedge fund is known for his successful activist campaign over at Yahoo!, but he's now trading in his tech stock holding for...
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS), Herbalife Ltd.
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Third Point identifies itself as a macro- and event-based fund, but is mostly known for its shareholder activism.
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August 1 - News
Dan Loeb, the famous activist investor, has been quite successful with his investment in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO).
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July 31 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), Yahoo! Inc.
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July 30 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Herbalife Ltd.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 16 - Hedge Funds
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors file 13Fs with the SEC, which are then disclosed to the general public.
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June 13 - Hedge Funds
Studies show that stocks bought by insiders tend to narrowly outperform the market (read our analysis of studies on insider trading) which we’d attribute to insiders tending...
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May 31 - Hedge Funds
Today, let's look at investing giant Daniel Loeb, founder of the Third Point LLC hedge fund.
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May 30 - Hedge Funds
Third Point, an activist and value hedge fund managed by billionaire Dan Loeb, filed its 13F with the SEC in mid May.
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May 24 - Hedge Funds
Third Point, a hedge fund managed by billionaire Dan Loeb, has filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013, disclosing many of its long positions in U.S.
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May 16 - Hedge Funds
The past several months have been good for Japanese stocks.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Yahoo! Inc.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) saw a slight pull back earlier this month after posting weaker than expected earnings.
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May 12 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb, the famous hedge fund manager, recenlty released his Third Point’s letter for shareholders for April.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SandRidge Energy Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
This past week, the American Federation of Teachers, one of the U.S.'s largest teacher unions, issued a list detailing specific hedge funds it was urging pension funds to stay...
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April 19 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), Micron Technology, Inc.
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
The most successful campaign initiated by billionaire hedge-fund operator George Soros has been the legalization of marijuana.
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE:RSO), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), The Blackstone Group L.P.
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April 16 - Hedge Funds
Our work developing investment strategies has found that on average the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds generate an average excess return of 18 percentage points...
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April 3 - Hedge Funds
One way to quantitatively measure a stock’s upside potential is with the PEG ratio, which incorporates both the P/E multiple and analyst consensus estimates of earnings growth...
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March 31 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb of Third Point has become a billionaire due to his success in both value investing and as an activist shareholder.
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March 5 - Hedge Funds
In the hedge fund universe, 13F filing season is here, and we’re bringing you up-to-date coverage of this situation.
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February 15 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor and manager of Third Point Dan Loeb has sold off 15% of his Yahoo! Inc.
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February 12 - Hedge Funds
On the whole, hedge funds have underperformed the market in recent years. This is no secret.
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February 11 - Hedge Funds
Legendary hedge fund manager Dan Loeb, founder of Third Point, cut his stake in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) by about 15% late last week, selling shares on Thursday and Friday.
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February 6 - Hedge Funds
Daniel Loeb, a famous hedge fund manager, has managed to deliver a 21.2% return in 2012. His three biggest positions were Yahoo! Inc.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds
Trian Fund Management, which disclosed a 3.3% stake worth nearly $560m in State Street in October 2011 when the giant US custody bank’s shares were valued at about $34 apiece...
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January 29 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund is playing both sides of the multilevel-marketing field riveted by the battle over Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF).
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January 22 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn’s hedge fund Greenlight Capital Inc. increased its bet that shares of Swedish medical-equipment maker Elekta AB will decline.
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January 21 - Hedge Funds
Hedge funds generate a substantial portion of their alpha from the small-cap space. On the whole, public research about the little guys tends to be less efficient.
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January 14 - Hedge Funds
