In August, hundreds of hedge funds and other major investors filed their 13Fs for the second quarter of 2013 (disclosing many of their long equity positions as of the end of June...
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August 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Insurance company Markel invests much of its cash in the market under the management of Tom Gayner.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
To most shareholders, hedge funds are perceived as unimportant, outdated investment tools of the past.
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June 5 - News - Comments
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are seen as worthless, old investment vehicles of the past.
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May 31 - News - Comments
Federated Investors Inc (NYSE:FII) was in 15 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 30 - News - Comments
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of metrics investors can use to track Mr. Market.
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May 29 - News - Comments
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) was in 25 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 29 - News - Comments
Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF.B) was in 17 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. BF.B investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund interest recently.
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May 4 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are tons of methods shareholders can use to analyze the equity markets. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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April 22 - News - Comments
Is Artio Global Investors Inc. (NYSE:ART) undervalued? The best stock pickers are getting less bullish.
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April 5 - News - Comments
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) was in 13 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
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April 3 - News - Comments
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of indicators shareholders can use to analyze stocks.
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April 2 - News - Comments
CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) was in 13 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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April 1 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are dozens of methods investors can use to track publicly traded companies. Two of the best are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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March 29 - News - Comments
Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX) was in 22 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. CFX has experienced a decrease in activity from the world's largest hedge funds lately.
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March 25 - News - Comments
CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX) was in 24 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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March 22 - News - Comments
Boring companies can be some of the most exciting investment opportunities.
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March 18 - News - Comments
Markel Gayner Asset Management is the investment division subsidiary of Markel Corp. and is headed up by Tom Gayner, who also spends his time as the CIO of Markel.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track insider purchases because we believe they serve as signals that company officers or Board members are confident in the stock’s prospects.
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February 19 - Insider Trading - Comments
Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) is an insurance company which invests its capital in the financial markets and therefore reports many of its long equity in positions in 13F filings...
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February 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
According to a filing with the SEC, Rakesh Gangwal, who sits on the Board of Directors at CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX), purchased 30,000 shares of the company’s stock on February ...
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February 11 - Insider Trading - Comments
Fund analysts are routinely sifting through the less popular, smaller cap stocks that stay out of the public eye, hoping to find arbitrage in these less-efficiently priced securities...
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February 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Earlier in January we spoke with Tom Gayner of Markel. Read on for his thoughts on the investment process, what books investors should read, some of his favorite asset managers...
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January 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Financial stocks had a remarkable year in 2012. Based on the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLF), financials were the best performing sector last year, returning 23.4%.
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January 7 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) spun out its vacation ownership business a little less than a year ago (in November 2011) and the stock is up about 28% so far in 2012.
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October 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Tom Gayner has been the president of Market Gayner Asset Management Corporation, a subsidiary to Markel Corp (MKL), since December 1990.
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March 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Insider Monkey tracks more than 300 hedge funds and a few mutual funds with stellar reputation.
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August 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Used-car retailer CarMax (KMX) leads S&P 500 gainers today. KMX increased 8% after reporting strong quarterly results.
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June 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Markel Corporation (MKL) markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs. Tom S.
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May 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bruce Berkowitz launched Fairholme in 1999. It earned him the title of “Stock Manager of the Decade” from Morningstar and is now a $19 Billion mutual fund.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
