Proxy Firms Glass Lewis, ISS Back Allergan in Fight Against Appaloosa (Reuters) (Reuters) – Two major shareholder advisory firms urged investors......
(read more)April 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
World’s Biggest Hedge Fund Optimistic on Brazil Economy, Markets (Reuters) BRASILIA (Reuters) – Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest......
(read more)March 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
‘Pain + Reflection = Progress’: Here are 13 Brilliant Quotes from Hedge-fund Legend Ray Dalio (Business Insider) Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who......
(read more)March 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Bear Crispin Odey Made $18 Million Betting Against Wirecard (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling......
(read more)February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bridgewater, RenTech Make $13 Billion in a Grim Year for Hedge Funds (Bloomberg) Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies......
(read more)January 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The elite funds run by legendary investors such as Dan Loeb and Jim Simons make hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves and their investors by......
(read more)November 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ackman’s Hedge Funds Gain After Years of Losses, Helped by Chipotle and ADP (CNBC) William Ackman‘s private hedge fund has gained more than......
(read more)June 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds......
(read more)May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Renaissance Technologies Rebounds Across Hedge Funds in March (Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) — Renaissance Technologies, the $58 billion quantitative investment......
(read more)April 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Quantitative hedge funds have been on an absolute tear over the past few months, posting gains in 15 of the past 17 weeks according to data compiled by......
(read more)February 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
There are many great investors, who manage some of the best-performing funds and have built massive fortunes while managing their clients’ money......
(read more)February 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
2017 was a great year for defense stocks, some of them rising as much as 30% by the end of December. The rally was fueled mainly by the heated exchange......
(read more)February 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The biotech sector is well known for its M&A activity, but billionaire fund managers don’t seem to be attracted by the frenzy. They seem to prefer......
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The recent overhaul of the US tax law has stirred a lot of controversy, especially with regard to who stands to benefit the most. One thing is sure –......
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Is oil a good bet for 2018? Hedge funds seem to think so according to a recent report by Bloomberg. They are betting heavily on a continued uptrend in......
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Singer’s Elliott Management Buys Sky Stake Ahead of Vote (Bloomberg) Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer......
(read more)January 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Undoubtedly one of the best investors ever, Warren Buffett is followed by everybody in the financial world and his statements are carefully analyzed.......
(read more)January 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, this......
(read more)December 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
What is the best financial stock to buy right now? With the Fed recently raising rates for the second time, it may be a good idea to check out some companies......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
In a yesterday article we analyzed four stocks, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet, from the perspective of six quantitative hedge funds. Since, quantitative......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stocks worth adding to your......
(read more)December 17 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing, Tech - Comments
Brexiteer Odey’s Fund Loses 369 Million Euros (Reuters) Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey lost about 369 million euros (313.03 million pounds) in......
(read more)November 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
These 10 most successful investors in the world don’t have much in common aside from their obscene net worths. They come from different backgrounds,......
(read more)November 2 - ETF Trading, Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
Leon Cooperman On Insider Trading Charges: ‘We Acted Appropriately And Lawfully’ (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund titan Leon Cooperman told CNBC......
(read more)October 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The world’s most successful quant hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies (RenTech), recently submitted its 13F filing with the SEC for the reporting......
(read more)August 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bill Ackman Made Back $113 Million Today on Valeant Jump (CNBC) After a year of misery, Bill Ackman finally is having a pretty good month. The head of......
(read more)August 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Founded in 1982 by James ‘Jim’ Simons, Renaissance Technologies employs quantitative models based on mathematical and statistical analysis to make......
(read more)May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Most individual investors invest in dividend-paying stocks to benefit from the steady streams of dividend checks, but can also take advantage of stock......
(read more)November 15 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Well-known hedge fund Renaissance Technologies LLC needs little or no introduction at all. Jim Simons, also known as the “Quant King”, founded Renaissance......
(read more)November 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jim Simons‘ renowned quantitative fund Renaissance Technologies employs complicated computer algorithms to drive trading. The market value of the......
(read more)November 14 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Renaissance Technologies, led by Jim Simons, disclosed a total of 3,196 positions in its latest 13F filing for the reporting period of June 30. The fund......
(read more)October 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we track more than 700 elite hedge funds and use their combined wisdom to identify 15 exceptional small-cap stocks every quarter, which......
(read more)September 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jim Simons‘ quant fund Renaissance Technologies recently filed its 13F form with the SEC. Founded in 1982 RenTec is one-of-a-kind hedge fund. Its......
(read more)August 15 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
One of the best ways to pick high-performing stocks is to follow the industry leaders and find out their stock investments. Today, we decided to cover......
(read more)June 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Renaissance Technologies is a New York-based hedge fund founded in 1982 by mathematician James “Jim” Simons. Simons, who retired in 2009, is estimated......
(read more)June 20 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Renaissance Technologies is a hedge fund based in New York City. Its clients are basically pooled investment vehicles as well as banking or thrift institutions......
(read more)June 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaires Rob Citrone and Jim Simons are in harmony as far as the future prospects of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Priceline......
(read more)June 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jim Simons‘ Renaissance Technologies is a New York-based investment management company that currently operates three funds including the Medallion......
(read more)May 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Renaissance Technologies, founded by billionaire Jim Simons, has filed its latest 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing its......
(read more)May 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jim Simons‘ Renaissance Technologies is not just another hedge fund. The fund charges a fixed fee of 5% and a performance fee of between 36%......
(read more)May 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, formerly managed by billionaire Jim Simons, has been so successful that it has been partly responsible......
(read more)March 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
According to the 13F Form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies sold off its stake in numerous......
(read more)February 26 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
James E. Flynn’s Deerfield Management entered a new position in Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:TNXP) this week. According to the 13G Form......
(read more)February 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Oaktree Capital Management, managed by Howard Marks, has raised its exposure to Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:CPLP). A new filing with the U.S......
(read more)February 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The days of having no fund activity in Epirus Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EPRS) are over. In filings with the SEC that were revealed over the last......
(read more)February 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
David Nierenberg’s Nierenberg Investment Management reduced its stake in Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO) at the end of January by......
(read more)February 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Anders Hallberg and Carl Bennet’s HealthInvest Partners AB revealed its top picks for the fourth quarter of 2014. According to the 13F Form filed with......
(read more)January 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
KSA Capital Management, run by Daniel Khoshaba, has reduced its activist stake in AEP Industries (NASDAQ:AEPI). In a newly-amended filing with the U.S......
(read more)January 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Activist investor Carl Icahn has expressed his intention to obtain two seats on the Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI)’s board in an effort to counter......
(read more)January 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Charles Davidson’s Wexford Capital has fired a return salvo against Lioneye Capital Management, adding 10,000 shares to their holding of Famous......
(read more)January 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
