25 Biggest Activist Short Sellers in the Hedge Fund World

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12. Gotham City Research

According to Activist Insight’s report, Gotham City Research was the third top short seller by average one-year campaign return in the period between January 2013 through March 2018, delivering 44.78%. It was founded by Daniel Yu, who holds the opinion that short sellers should share their opinions on stocks because they believe the company is already a good pick for a short position, and not because they think that publishing a report would make it a good short. Gotham City Research publishes its reports about publicly traded companies on its website. Its last report is dated  September 27, 2018, and it covers Medifast (NASDAQ:MED), for which the fund claimed its products are causing gastrointestinal issues.

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