Richard Perry is Betting On NRG Energy, FedEx and AIG
Richard Perry and Perry Capital are betting big on a range of companies. The fund’s recent 13F filing revealed that Perry’s top pick among...
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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...
George Soros’s Hedge Fund Bullish On J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) & Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), Selling Airlines
Billionaire George Soros is best known for its profitable macro investments, particularly in currency instruments, but his hedge fund Soros Fund Management...
Hedge Fund Buying Alerts: Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (KORS), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) & More
The most comprehensive picture of what hedge funds own comes in the form of quarterly 13F filings with the SEC, and these filings provide the core of...
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About CommonWealth REIT (CWH)
CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH) was in 41 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. CWH has seen an increase in enthusiasm from smart money of late...
Calpine Corporation (CPN): Insiders Aren’t Crazy About It
Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund sentiment of late. In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude...
NRG Energy Inc (NRG): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) was in 37 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. NRG investors should pay attention to a decrease in activity from...
Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) investors should pay attention to an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds of late. In the...
Hedge Funds Are Dumping Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC)
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) has seen a decrease in support from the world’s most elite money managers of late. In the financial world...
MGM Resorts International (MGM): One Mind-Blowing Metric You Must Watch
Is MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) a buy right now? The smart money is getting more optimistic. The number of bullish hedge fund positions went up...
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Universal American Corporation (NYSE:UAM)
Universal American Corporation (NYSE:UAM) was in 16 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of December. UAM has seen a decrease in enthusiasm from smart...
Hedge Funds Are Dumping Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES)
Is Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) a healthy stock for your portfolio? The best stock pickers are in a bearish mood. The number of long hedge fund bets dropped...
Hedge Funds Are Buying NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG)
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) was in 34 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of December. NRG has experienced an increase in enthusiasm from smart money...
Hedge Funds Have Bought SM Energy, Ciena, and More
We track a variety of filings from hedge funds and other notable investors because they each have advantages and disadvantages. The greater comprehensiveness...
High-Performing Hedge Fund Loves American International Group Inc (AIG), Ads & Energy: Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR)
By definition, hedge funds are often thought of as being a tool for high net-worth investors only, but there are ways for their retail-focused peers to...
Perry Capital Joins the Battle at CommonWealth REIT
Last month the management of CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH) launched an offering of common stock with the intent to use the proceeds to pay down debt. A...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, John Arnold, Telus Corp
John Paulson Is The Most Resourceful Hedge Fund Manager In The World (DealBreaker) John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, will be forever known...
Is Yahoo A Better Investment Than Google and Microsoft?
Yahoo’s (NASDAQ:YHOO) new CEO, Marissa Mayer, has drawn media attention for her Google background, her popularity among technology watchers, and for...
Hedge Fund News: Richard Perry, Mitt Romney, Anthony Scaramucci
Hedge funds take bets against core euro zone bonds (Reuters) Hedge funds are piling into bets against the bonds of core euro zone countries like Germany...
Hedge Fund Performance January 2012
HSBC published the Hedge Weekly for the week of Jan 30 to Feb 3, revealing a list of hedge funds’ performances in January 2012. Some of the hedge funds...
Hedge Fund Returns In 2011
HSBC published the Hedge Weekly #53, revealing a list of hedge funds’ return in 2011. The report didn’t have some of the hedge funds Insider Monkey...
Hedge Fund Performance In November
Hedge fund performance in November 2011 was more disappointing than any time since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Hedge funds have failed to deliver...
Hedge Funds Sell Pharmaceuticals, Financial Stocks in 3rd Quarter
Some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry revamped their portfolios in the third quarter. Among the highlights, several funds sold their positions...
Hedge Funds Lose After General Motors $GM Shares Tumble
General Motors (GM) share prices fell more than 11% on Wednesday after the company posted a lower third quarter profit than expected after losses in Europe...
Perry Capital Cuts Alp Ercil, George Brokaw and Andy Isikoff
Richard Perry‘s Perry Capital announced that it is cutting three partners and roughly 30 managers and analysts, as well as closing its Hong King...
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. Bloomberg cited the European...
Sunoco Is Only Unprofitable $1 B+ Oil Company, Says Bloomberg
Sunoco (SUN) is a petroleum refiner and marketer and chemicals manufacturer with interests in logistics and coke making. According to Bloomberg, Sunoco...
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”...
David Tepper’s Hot New Picks
David Tepper took home paychecks in the billions in both 2009 and 2010. David Tepper’s Appaloosa manages $16 Billion and returned around 30% last year...
Google Says To Hell With Apple and Microsoft, Buys 17,000 Patents Through Acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings $MMI $GOOG
Google wants in. After a string of not so stellar attempts at strengthening its mobile device unit, Google announced today that it will pay a 63% premium...
Richard Perry’s New Stock Picks $C $MOS $YHOO $UAM $APC $SUG $SUN
Previously we have covered Richard Perry’s new stock picks twice: Richard Perry’s Recent Portfolio Activity and Richard Perry’s Latest...
Jamie Zimmerman and Litespeed Management’s Special Situations Plays
Litespeed Management LLC was founded by Jamie Zimmerman in October 2000. Litespeed is an event-driven hedge fund focusing on special situations, distressed...
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital is Bullish About $THOR
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital boosted its stake in Thoratec Corporation (THOR) to 5.78% of the company.. They now hold 3.3M shares of the company....
Bloomberg’s Amazing Stock Pick Returned 10% in One Week $BJ
Last week Bloomberg published an interesting article about BJ’s. Here is an excerpt from the article: BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ), the cheapest...
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital Doubles Its Stake in KEMET Corp. $KEM
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital disclosed a 8.1% stake in KEMET Corp (KEM). The fund now owns 3 Million shares of KEM, up from 1.65 Million at the...
Bill Ackman’s and Hedge Funds’ General Motors $GM Disappointment
Bill Ackman is one of the most successful activist investors and his 13D disclosures make a huge impact in the marketplace. Recently he disclosed an 8...
Richard Perry and Perry Capital’s Recent Portfolio Activity
Richard Perry’s Perry Capital has a very long and successful track record of beating the market by taking less risk than the market. During the past...
Here are the Biggest Losers in Microsoft’s Skype Acquisition
Microsoft is down 0.8% on a day NASDAQ is up 0.9%. It is safe to say that Skype deal seems to cost 1.5 percentage points to Microsoft shareholders. We...
Richard Perry and Perry Capital’s Latest Stock Picks
Richard Perry’s Perry Capital has a very long and successful track record of beating the market by taking less risk than the market. During the past...
