AIG, Delphi, and More: Billionaire Dan Loeb’s Cheap Stock Picks
Billionaire Dan Loeb is best known for his activist investing, but his fund Third Point simply manages too much capital to be purely focused on activist crusades like Loeb’s...
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Two Insiders Love Chemtura
Robert Dover, a member of the Board of Directors at Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CHMT), directly purchased 8,700 shares of the company’s stock on November 27th at an average price...
BP, Oracle, and More: Seth Klarman’s Value Stock Picks
The Baupost Group, managed Seth Klarman, is one of the world’s largest hedge funds.
Nexen, Moody’s, and More: Billionaire Thomas Steyer’s New Stock Picks
Billionaire Thomas Steyer serves as a managing member of Farallon Capital Management, one of the largest hedge funds in the world.
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Among Billionaire James Dinan’s New Stock Picks
James Dinan founded York Capital in 1991 and now has a net worth estimated at $1.4 billion.
Linn, Atlas, Kinder Morgan, and More: Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Energy Stocks
Omega Advisors was founded by Leon Cooperman- who had formerly headed Goldman Sachs Asset Management- in 1991.
Marcato Capital Goes For Some Applebee’s With DineEquity
At the end of September, Marcato Capital had owned about 770,000 shares of DineEquity Inc (NYSE:DIN), a $1.2 billion market cap restaurant company which owns the Applebee’s ...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and More: Billionaire Julian Robertson’s Cheap Stock Picks
It’s been some time since Julian Robertson was managing clients’ money at Tiger Management, but he continues to manage money and comment on the markets.
MUR, KRFT, NXY, SYMC, WCC: Billionaire Dan Loeb’s New Stock Picks
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has over $4 billion in assets under management, as Loeb’s mix of activism- often quite hostile to current management, as was recently the case at Yahoo...
GRFS, PCS, NXY, SHPG, AGP: Billionaire John Paulson’s New Stock Picks
It’s been a tough few years for John Paulson’s Paulson & Co.
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) and More: Billionaire David Einhorn’s New Stock Picks From Q3
In November, Greenlight Capital released its 13F filing for the third quarter of 2012, which disclosed many of its long equity positions as of the end of September.
AT&T, PepsiCo, Verizon: Hedge Funds Are Dumping These Stocks
Our database of 13F filings allows us to see how many hedge funds and other notable investors that we track own a particular stock, which in turn allows us to see which stocks...
These Are Hedge Funds’ 10 Favorite Restaurant Stocks
The 13Fs for the third quarter of 2012 are in and we can not only comb through our database and determine the most popular stocks among hedge funds but also look at different ...
Hedge Funds Have Been Buying These Five Stocks
The most up-to-date picture on what hedge funds are buying and selling- though it tends to be somewhat limited- comes in the form of 13D and 13G filings with the SEC.
Coliseum Takes 5% Stake in Casual Male Retail Group (CMRG)
According to a 13G filed with the SEC, Coliseum Capital Management has acquired a total of nearly 2.5 million shares of Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMRG).
Billionaire Ken Fisher Thinks Pfizer Is Right For You
Billionaire Ken Fisher isn’t only the head of Fisher Asset Management, but also a long-running Forbes columnist whose picks published in that magazine have tended to outperform...
Cramer and Billionaire Steve Cohen Like AIG, Apple Inc. (AAPL), and Schlumberger
We think that one of the best ways to narrow down the wealth of opinions that Jim Cramer provides on CNBC is to focus on the stocks owned by his charitable trust.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is One Of Billionaire Einhorn’s Tech Picks
Billionaire David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital is one of the most closely followed hedge fund managers in the U.S.
How Did Hedge Funds’ Top Small Cap Picks Do?
Hedge funds spend lots of money hiring bright people to do exhaustive research on a broad universe of stocks- not just the megacaps that dominate financial journalism.
Insiders Bought These Seven Stocks In November
Studies show that, on average, stocks that are bought by insiders tend to outperform the market (read more about studies on insider trading).
Here’s Where Insiders Are Stocking Up This Holiday Season
Diversification is one of the most important principles of investing- not only for investors themselves, but also for company insiders.
Kinder Morgan, Anadarko, and More: Ten Energy Stocks Hedge Funds Love
There weren’t any energy stocks in our rankings of the most popular stocks among hedge funds for the third quarter of 2012, but that didn’t mean that top investors were sour...
Does Research In Motion’s 34% Week Make It A Buy?
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 34% during Thanksgiving week as analysts provided high sales targets for the new BlackBerry, an achievement which would reverse a...
Insiders Are Loving Green Dot This Month
Insider purchases are generally a good sign for a stock.
Glenview Buys 8.4% Of Community Health Systems
According to its 13F filing, Glenview Capital initiated a position of 1.6 million shares in Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) during the third quarter of 2012 (find more new...
Kansas City Southern Had a Board Member Buy In
According to a filing with the SEC, Henry Davis, a Board member at Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) bought 67,300 shares of the company’s stock on November 16th at an average...
This Hedge Fund Thinks A Turnaround In Coal Is Here
Maybe Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management expects Santa to have a long naughty list this year, but more likely it expects steel producers like United States Steel Corporation...
AIG, Citigroup, Bank of America: Hedge Funds Love These Financial Stocks
Investors have generally been looking down on the financial sector for some time, but our review of recent 13F filings by hedge funds and other notable investors generally shows...
Priceline Is Becoming A Tiger Hotel
The four largest positions in Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) in our database of 13F filings for the third quarter of 2012 all belonged to “Tiger Cub” hedge funds.
Seagate, GM, Delphi, and More: Billionaire David Einhorn’s Dirt Cheap Stock Picks
Billionaire David Einhorn likes them cheap.
AIG, Citigroup, US Airways, and More: 5 Stocks Billionaire David Tepper Owns And You Hate
Appaloosa Management filed its 13F earlier this month, disclosing many of its long equity positions as of the end of September.
eBay, Priceline, Amazon, Disney, News Corp: Hedge Funds Love These Ten Services Stocks
Our database of 13F filings allows us to see details about an individual hedge fund or other notable investor’s long stock positions.
Billionaire Julian Robertson’s 5 Favorite Mid Cap Stocks
Legendary investor Julian Robertson of Tiger Management retired some time ago, but his enormous success running the fund- not to mention his ability to produce several successful...
Google Inc (GOOG), LinkedIn, Walgreen: Billionaire George Soros’s New Stocks
George Soros’s Soros Fund Management filed its 13F with the SEC earlier this month (find out what stocks Soros reported owning and read our analysis of his activity during the...
Four High Yield Stocks From Warren Buffett’s Portfolio
Quarterly 13F filings disclose what hedge funds and other notable investors owned at the end of a quarter (which is about six or seven weeks ago by the time the 13Fs are generally...
Ten Tech Stocks Hedge Funds Are Crazy About
We’ve already gone through our database of 13F filings for the third quarter of 2012 and identified the ten most popular stocks among hedge funds.
“Magic Formula” Creator Joel Greenblatt’s Latest Stock Picks
Joel Greenblatt isn’t a household name like Warren Buffett, but he’s well known in the value investing community.
Billionaire David Harding’s Top Stock Picks Pay High Yields
Winton Capital was founded by David Harding in 1997 and by the end of 2011 had grown to $28 billion under management.
Billionaire Ken Griffin Bought This Clothing Store
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) was down 32% for the year at the beginning of November, but a rally this month has left it down only 11% year to date.
Billionaire Steve Cohen Bought This Drug Manufacturer
According to a filing with the SEC, Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors had acquired a total of 2.7 million shares of The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) giving it 5.0% of the...
Billionaire Louis Bacon’s Latest Stock Picks
Louis Bacon manages about $15 billion at Moore Capital Management, and his net worth has been estimated at $1.5 billion.
Billionaire Bruce Kovner Is Invested In These Stocks
Bruce Kovner founded Caxton Associates in 1983 and the fund’s remarkable performance since then- it’s been particularly consistent in limiting periods of negative return- ...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is Tiger Cub Philippe Laffont’s Top Stock
Philippe Laffont’s Coatue Management is considered one of the “Tiger Cub” hedge funds as Laffont worked for several years at legendary investor Julian Robertson’s Tiger...
Andreas Halvorsen’s Newest Stock Picks
Tiger Cub Andreas Halvorsen has achieved significant success since leaving Julian Robertson’s hedge fund to co-found Viking Global in 1999.
With Another Lockup Past, Is Facebook Inc (FB) A Buy?
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) bears were licking their chops as a crucial lockup period expired in mi-November.
Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Latest Stock Picks
Ken Griffin has worked himself up from trading options in his college dorm room to managing one of the largest hedge funds in the world.
Billionaire Paul Singer’s Latest Stock Picks
Paul Singer founded Elliott Associates in 1977, making Elliott quite old when compared to the rest of the hedge fund industry.
Billionaire Jeffrey Vinik’s Latest Stock Picks
Jeffrey Vinik became famous as an investor during his days in the early to mid 1990s when he ran Fidelity’s Magellan mutual fund.
Billionaire Richard Chilton’s Latest Stock Picks
Richard Chilton, the founder and manager of Chilton Investment Company, has a net worth of about $1.3 billion.
Billionaire Eddie Lampert’s Latest Stock Picks
Eddie Lampert founded ESL Investments in 1988 and has become a billionaire due to the fund’s strong performance; he has also become the chairman of Sears’s Board of Directors...
