Hedge Fund - Starboard Value LP

It has been shown in the past that activist hedge funds can deliver above-average returns that are uncorrelated with broader market returns, but that has not been the case in the past year or so.

Activist Jeff Smith's Starboard Value has reiterated its position in Insperity Inc (NYSE:NSP) and announced its intention to nominate two director candidates to the Board at the this-year annual meeting...

According to a new 13D filing, Jeffrey C. Smith’s Starboard Value owns 25.05 million shares of Office Depot Inc.

Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value continues to trim its position in Darden Restaurants, Inc.

New York-based activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP and its founder Jeffrey Smith have gained a lot of recognition in the last few years for their campaigns involving several large corporations.

Hedge fund vehicles had a rough 2015, and the beginning of 2016 does not look too great either.

The handful of hedge fund managers who have a strong record of outperforming broader market benchmarks do not manage capital for the masses.

Numerous financial news websites and stock market participants call activist investors “vultures”, who aim to extract short-term benefits at the expense of companies’ long-term performance.

In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value reported its activist position in Quantum Corp (NYSE:QTM).