Distressed-Asset Hedge Funds Run Into Trouble (The Wall Street Journal) Hedge-fund firms York Capital Management and Southpaw Asset Management are barring......
(read more)December 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The 11 best oil company stocks to buy now have shown resilience even during the recent volatile conditions, restoring some confidence in them among investors......
(read more)June 5 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
After having been range-bound for more than three months, crude futures have recently shown substantial volatility, having fallen below the pivotal $50......
(read more)March 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
One of the funds that has just released its fourth-quarter letter to investors is billionaire David Einhorn‘s Greenlight Capital. Given that one......
(read more)January 17 - Economy, Gold, Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis, Tech - Comments
Oil prices have rallied in recent weeks as OPEC successfully put aside its geopolitical differences and agreed to cut production. On the back of the decision......
(read more)December 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Investors are hopeful that big oil producers will agree to slash oil production in the crucial OPEC meeting next week in Vienna, Austria. On Monday, the......
(read more)November 23 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Wall Street is in bull mode today as the Dow Jones index is up by over 250 points, and the Nasdaq and S&P are each more than 1.7% in the green. Given......
(read more)November 7 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Billionaire David Einhorn and his fund, Greenlight Capital, are among the most watched on Wall Street, mainly due to their stellar returns, which amounted......
(read more)October 31 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Energy investors were definitely happy this week after OPEC finally set aside its differences and agreed to limit production to 32.5 million-to-33 million......
(read more)October 1 - Commodities, News - Comments
After a double bottom at the $26 level in January, oil prices have staged a rally showing signs of recovery in the exploration and production business......
(read more)September 27 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Andrew Hall of Astenbeck Capital Management, who is also referred as “Oil God” in the energy market, has been long crude despite the sell-off. Mr......
(read more)September 2 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although oil prices are only half of what they were two years ago, many savvy investors believe that the worst has past and that the industry has nowhere......
(read more)September 1 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Edward Lampert and His White Whale, Sears (The New York Times) A tragic figure in American literature has an analog in modern finance. Once upon a time......
(read more)August 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
After nearly a year of brutal underperformance, the Goldman Sachs hedge fund VIP list, a collection of the most popular stocks among a select group of......
(read more)August 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After a nightmare two years during which oil prices fell from $100 to as low as $26 per barrel, there is finally some optimism among people in the energy......
(read more)August 20 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded in 1975, Columbus Circle Investors is one of the oldest institutional money management firms that we track at Insider Monkey. The fund, whose......
(read more)August 11 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Crude futures are in the red today as sentiment around the commodity cools off. Meanwhile the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 are relatively flat as traders......
(read more)July 28 - Market Movers, News - Comments
From being one of the biggest industry laggards last year, the energy sector is emerging as one of the best performers in 2016, helped by the bounce-back......
(read more)July 9 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Corporate insiders are a unique class of traders, as they have access to private information about their companies that investors, analysts and journalists......
(read more)July 1 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Although Saudi Arabia has tried its best to bankrupt them, many shale drillers are still alive and kicking. A combination of hedging and raising liquidity......
(read more)June 20 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It’s official. Interest rates in the United States will remain low for at least several more months, giving the global economy more time to recover......
(read more)June 16 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Given the historically cheap valuations in the energy sector, it’s not surprising that many smart money funds own shares of energy companies in......
(read more)May 28 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Astenbeck Capital Management is a Connecticut-based hedge-fund firm that specializes in oil. It was co-founded in 2010 by the high-profile crude trader......
(read more)May 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
3G Capital is a Brazilian investment firm founded in 2004 by Jorge Paulo Lemann, and currently managed by Alexandre Behring. The fund is focused on long......
(read more)May 21 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds - Comments
The dollar value of insider selling in April was the second-lowest monthly total in the past 12 months, which may serve as a promising indicator for......
(read more)May 3 - Commodities, Insider Trading, News - Comments
Russell Lucas‘ Red Bank, New Jersey-based Lucas Capital Management is focused on investments in the energy sector. Deducing from the fund’......
(read more)May 3 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Greenlight Capital‘s David Einhorn is set to participate in the Sohn Investment Conference tomorrow and he will be holding his head high as his......
(read more)May 3 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although crude futures are up by more than 1%, volatility in the major indexes is low as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and NASDAQ are each modestly higher......
(read more)April 26 - Market Movers, News - Comments
If one makes a list of the sectors that have underperformed in the last two years, there is no doubt that the energy sector will occupy the one of the......
(read more)April 11 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With tens of thousands of stocks currently trading on the market, it is quite difficult to determine those that will most likely generate strong returns......
(read more)March 11 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Both small- and large-scale investors continue to seek bargains in the energy industry, as energy stocks have plummeted significantly over the past year......
(read more)February 29 - Commodities, Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Ole Andreas Halvorsen, who once worked for Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management, founded Viking Global Investors in 1999. The $30 billion......
(read more)February 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ken Griffin’s Citadel LLC is once again a leading investment vehicle in the hedge fund industry, after struggling badly during the financial crisis......
(read more)February 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Andrew Hall is one of the most revered traders in the energy market today. While he was ultra-long crude during the bull part of the commodity cycle......
(read more)December 6 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Boston-based Baupost Group LLC is one of the world’s largest hedge funds, with $28.5 billion in assets under management. Baupost was launched by several......
(read more)November 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Shares of Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL), American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), Fitbit Inc. (NYSE:FIT), and Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) ......
(read more)November 3 - Market Movers, News - Comments
While many hedge funds are still preparing their third quarter filings with the SEC, providing the main ingredients for our delectable small-cap investment......
(read more)November 2 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
David Einhorn‘s Greenlight Capital has recently issued its third quarter letter to investors, outlining some of the highlights from the last quarter......
(read more)October 22 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Seth Klarman is a legend among value investors. His fund, Baupost Group, has achieved average annual returns of 17% a year for over 30 years......
(read more)October 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Seth Klarman‘s Baupost Group recently filed its 13F for the second quarter reporting period. Klarman, the author of the $1,500 book, Margin of......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group LLC ranks as one of the world’s largest hedge funds and has an equity portfolio valued at $5.95 billion according......
(read more)May 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group has disclosed its equity portfolio for the reporting period of March 31 in a new 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and......
(read more)May 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
King Ken: Recovered Citadel Chief Takes The Hedge Fund Throne (CNBC) In April, a hedge fund firm in Chicago snagged arguably the most sought after economic......
(read more)May 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ackman Says He’d Have to Think Hard Before Next Short Bet (Bloomberg) William Ackman, who runs $20 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, is hesitant......
(read more)May 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital fame didn’t hold back today at the 20th annual Sohn Investment Conference. Einhorn took aim at fracking companies......
(read more)May 4 - Hedge Funds, News, The Smart Set - Comments
Billionaire Israel Englander of Millennium Management is taking the unprecedented step of launching a joint venture to keep the largest of his 170 trading......
(read more)April 28 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Israel Englander‘s hedge fund Millennium Management, disclosed an equity portfolio valued at some $47.19 billion as of the end of 2014,......
(read more)March 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As the energy sector is declining amid low oil and gas prices, some investors seem to be taking advantage of an opportunity to purchase oil stocks at......
(read more)March 6 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is majorly profitable, but as remarked by Fast Money Trader, Joe Terranova, investing in oil at this time could bring in even......
(read more)February 27 - News, Tech - Comments
Israel Englander‘s Millennium Management has dramatically increased its stake in five holdings during the fourth quarter, according to its recent......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
