Hedge Funds Gain Big on Clearwire $CLWR Q3 Reports
Clearwire Corporation (CLWR) jumped by 13.85% Thursday morning after the company announced its third quarter earnings.
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Top Hedge Funds in September
Hedge funds fell 3.2% in September according to Bloomberg, making September 2011 the worst month for hedge funds in over a year.
Robert Pitts’ Steadfast Capital Management Boosted Its Position in $OPEN
Robert Pitts’ Steadfast Capital Management recently boosted its position in OpenTable, Inc. (OPEN).
Hedge Funds Lose Big on Illumina, Inc. (ILMN)
Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) rose 9.6% from its opening price of $25.71 to peak at $28.18, and close at $27.18.
Martin Whitman’s Third Avenue Management Declared Activist Stake in $FCEA
Martin Whitman’s Third Avenue Management declared on October 4th that the firm owns a 13.3% activist stake in Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (FCEA).
Hedge Funds Made A Bundle On RIMM Today
Research in Motion Limited (RIMM) swelled amongst rumors that Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) may attempt to buy the BlackBerry manufacturer.
Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital Boosted Its Stake in $OII
Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital LLC filed on October 3rd for their expansion in Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII).
Renaissance Technologies and Jim Simons’ New Bullish Bets
Renaissance Technologies is Jim Simons’ cash cow. RenTech’s quantitative investment strategies made Jim Simons one of the world’s richest men.
Natural Gas Stocks Heat Up Hedge Fund Portfolios
Insider Monkey is the premier site for monitoring the activity of hedge fund managers because they have sought the edge through extensive research on public companies and by seeking...
David Tepper and Jim Simons Both Love These Stocks
David Tepper and Jim Simons each earned more than $1 Billion in 2010. David Tepper isn't doing great his year but Jim Simons is outperforming the market again.
Hedge Funds Suffer Loss From Pall Corp Decline
Pall Corp (PLL), a supplier of filtration, separation and purification technologies, declined 9.91% after announcing its preliminary fourth quarter and full-year results.
Hedge Funds Dig Precious Metals Stocks; Ken Fisher Leads in Several
Insider Monkey pursues the edge in the market by following hedge fund managers.
The Mystery Behind Jim Simons’ Amazing August Returns
Jim Simons' Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund gained 5.4% in August and 25.6% YTD, according to Dealbook. This is very mysterious.
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" a recent article said.
Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Long Term Picks $AMLN $BIIB $CHK $EXEL $HAIN $TTWO $LGF $MENT
Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn recently announced that he will be returning $1.76 billion back to his investors. He will continue investing his own money.
Jim Simons’ New Stock Picks
Jim Simons’ Medallion Fund is a phenomenon, by far the best hedge fund with 34% annual alpha. The problem is its strategy has a size constraint.
Are These Hedge Funds Behind Yesterday’s Market Crash?
Yesterday's market crash was huge. We wondered which hedge fund managers are behind this crash and estimated each hedge fund's losses.
Here is Why Jim Simons is Beating the Market This Year
Jim Simons is one of the richest men on the planet.
Barry Rosenstein’s Jana Partners Bought $MHP, Should You too?
Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners disclosed a 2.9% activist stake in McGraw Hill (MHP) yesterday. Barry Rosenstein now has nearly 8.9 Million shares of MHP in his portfolio.
Hedge Fund Returns Through June 2011
Hedge funds aren't performing very well this year because of their hedges.
10 Best Performing Star Hedge Fund Managers
Insider Monkey tracks 300+ hedge funds and several other prominent investors.
Bill Ackman and These Hedge Fund Managers Made A Bundle Yesterday, $JCP
Yesterday JC Penney (JCP) went up $5.26. News of J. C. Penney hiring Apple's head of retail operations has made the stock jump 17.5% in one day.
Bill Ackman’s New Favorite Unsexy Stock Pick
Hedge fund managers became extremely bullish about dollar stores since the beginning of this year.
Bullish on MBIA? See Who Else Is
Sabretooth Capital's Erez Kalir presented a bullish case for MBIA (MBI) and the stock jumped 2% within minutes. Since then it gave back most of the increase though.
Hedge Funds Stung By Longtop Financial Technologies
Insider Monkey tracks 300+ hedge funds and we will be sharing our hedge fund holdings data later this week with our readers.
Hot-Handed Dan Loeb’s New Bullish Picks
Hot handed Dan Loeb’s Third Point Offshore Fund gained 10.1% during the first four months of 2011. This means his flagship fund’s return is close to 11%.
Highest Paid Hedge Fund Managers in 2010
Hedge fund managers usually invest a significant portion of their wealth in their own fund.
Jim Simons and Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund’s 30 Largest Holdings
Jim Simons' Medallion Fund is a phenomenon, by far the best hedge fund with 34% annual alpha. The problem is its strategy has a size constraint.
25 Most Popular Hedge Fund Managers of 2010
It's neither easy nor straightforward to determine who the best hedge fund managers are. One method used by magazines is identifying the best paid hedge fund managers.
Best Hedge Funds: Jim Simons Medallion Fund’s Returns and Alpha
Jim Simons’ Medallion Fund is the best hedge fund that Insider Monkey has come across.
5 Best Paid Hedge Fund Managers of 2010
Alpha Magazine annually publishes the list of best paid hedge fund managers. Unfortunately, their methodology is deeply flawed.
