John Burbank, head of San Francisco-based global investment firm Passport Capital, sounded the alarm concerning a possible contraction of the U.S and Chinese economies in a ...
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June 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
New York-based long/short equity hedge fund RIMA Senvest Management recently disclosed its U.S equity holdings as of the end of the first quarter via a 13F filing submitted with...
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June 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Millennium Management is a global investment firm founded by Israel Englander in 1989.
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May 31 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
Crude oil prices have been enjoying a great run since reaching a 12-year low in February, thanks to mounting signs that the global crude oil supply glut has started to slowly ...
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May 31 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
With the S&P 500 near all-time highs, it isn't surprising that many alcohol names have done very well.
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May 30 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
Although fast-food and quick-service stocks probably won't wow you with their performance in any given year, they are pretty dependable over the long run.
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May 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The U.S stock market had a tough first quarter.
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Stock market watchers have surely noticed that the start of 2016 has been unkind to the technology sector.
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
SunEdison, once the fastest-growing U.S.
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
A high number of companies and governments across the globe have been channeling vast amounts of capital into their corporate technology budgets in an attempt to keep their names...
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Bruce Berkowitz was recently in the spotlight for his strong criticism of how the U.S government has managed the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac situation, over which he filed a lawsuit...
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
It is one of the market's great paradoxes.
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Given the low interest rate environment where the 10 year yield is under 1.9%, it isn't surprising that REITs are a popular investment choice for many investors.
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May 27 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Big soda will soon be taxed more and more. In April, the British government levied a new tax to be enacted in April 2018 of around $0.25 to $0.34 per liter of sugary drinks...
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May 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
With many investors expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates during the next FOMC meeting, it's no surprise that many hedge funds are long financial stocks.
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May 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
According to the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. gaming industry generated revenues of $23.5 billion in 2015, an increase of 5% over 2014.
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May 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
There was not a single initial public offering in January and the U.S. IPO market has almost evaporated in 2016.
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May 26 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
While the likes of Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE:AGN) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), constantly make the headlines and especially after the release of the hedge funds...
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May 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Prem Watsa, one of Canada’s most prominent investors, is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings. Mr.
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May 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News, Tech
For almost a decade and a half, Jeffrey Smith's billion dollar activist hedge fund, Starboard Value, has struck fear in the management suite of his targets.
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May 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
Amid a raging debate on the excessive fees charged by hedge funds despite their recent poor performance, Tudor Investment Corp, run by legendary billionaire investor Paul Tudor...
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May 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Biotech stocks pop and drop on the smallest whims and whispers, which makes the biotechnology sector one of the most rewarding and volatile sectors out there.
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May 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
While 2016 hasn't been a banner year for many hedge funds, for billionaire activist investor Paul Singer it is proving to be one of the most rewarding years he has seen in his...
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May 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Wilbur L. Ross Jr., known as a connoisseur of failed companies, has built his net worth betting on distressed assets.
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May 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Famous for being an avid art collector, Steven Cohen was crowned the Hedge Fund King by the Wall Street Journal in 2006, only to fall out of grace several years later as his ...
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May 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
President Barack Obama announced Monday that the United States is lifting a long-lasting ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. The U.S.
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May 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
Billionaire Leon G. Cooperman, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of multi-billion-dollar hedge fund Omega Advisors, has been an exceptional stock picker for decades.
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May 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
In an interview with CNBC in March, ValueAct Capital's founder and chief investment officer, Jeffrey Ubben, revealed that his fund was reducing its stake in a number of companies...
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May 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Billionaire Warren Buffett is considered one of the greatest value investors of our time, which is why Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio contains in majority positions in ...
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May 21 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
3G Capital is a Brazilian investment firm founded in 2004 by Jorge Paulo Lemann, and currently managed by Alexandre Behring.
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May 21 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
Larry Robbins' Glenview Capital has been underperforming the broader market and the overall hedge fund industry for over a year now.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
RIT Capital Partners was founded as Rothschild Investment Trust in 1961 by Jacob Rothschild to manage investments outside of the Rothschild family's banking business in the...
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Stephen Mandel, one of the many "Tiger Cubs" who worked under Julian Robertson at Tiger Management for a time, founded Lone Pine Capital in 1997.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Billionaire investor Howard Marks, famous for his investor memos, co-founded Oaktree Capital Management in 1995.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Famous for his bet against subprime mortgages at the height of the US housing bubble, John Paulson was just another hedge fund manager prior to that.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
D. E. Shaw & Co. was founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, who was a pioneer in the field of computational finance.
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May 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Sandell Asset Management Corporation is a New York-based alternative asset management firm that predominantly focuses on equity special events and credit opportunities.
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May 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is believed to be the largest philanthropic organization in the world, was formally launched in 2000 by merging two other foundations...
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May 19 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire David Abrams currently manages Abrams Capital Management LP, a Boston-based hedge fund he founded in 1999. Mr.
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May 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Caxton Associates was founded in 1983 by Bruce Kovner, undoubtedly one of the legends of the investment world.
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May 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Founded in 1973 by Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates is the largest hedge fund in the world, overseeing more than $212 billion worth of assets.
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Dan Loeb founded New York-based Third Point LLC, an asset management firm with $17 billion assets under management, in 1995.
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel Advisors, was the highest-paid hedge fund manager in 2015, earning a stunning $1.7 billion ...
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Founded in 1982 by James ‘Jim’ Simons, Renaissance Technologies employs quantitative models based on mathematical and statistical analysis to make its stock selections and...
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Although many investors and analysts have voiced their discontent with the herd-like behavior and weak performance of the hedge fund industry of late, there are some hedge fund...
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May 18 - Gold, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Tiger Cub Lee Ainslie's $10 billion hedge fund Maverick Capital has beaten its peers for four years running, which includes healthy gains in 2015 when market volatility wreaked...
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The FANG trade, which includes four tech, high-performing stocks, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc.
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May 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Tiger Global Management was founded in 2001 by Chase Coleman, an understudy of the legendary investor Julian Robertson.
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May 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Now that all hedge funds have released their latest 13F filings, Warren Buffett's $1 billion bet on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been the main headline.
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May 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
