David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital had a tough 2015 with losses amounting to 20.2%, even though the annualized returns since its inception in 1996 still stood at 16.5%.
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May 19 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Barely two months after it had announced that its equity head Jason Cross will be leaving the firm after 14 years of service, Minneapolis-based Whitebox Advisors is again in the...
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January 11 - Hedge Funds, News
Steve Pei’s Gratia Capital has revealed their top picks to close out 2014, and they include a couple of old favorites and an IPO which has taken off since its fourth quarter...
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February 11 - Hedge Funds, News
George Soros (Soros Fund Management) is one of the best-known investors on the globe. His fund holds an equity portfolio worth more than $10 billion.
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July 1 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
Andy Redleaf has decided to limit exposure to Dune Energy Inc (OTCMKTS:DUNR) after he initiated a position earlier this year.
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April 23 - Hedge Funds, News
Andy Redleaf's Whitebox Advisors reported, in a new filing with the SEC, selling out its position in Cash America International Inc (NYSE:CSH).
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April 1 - Hedge Funds, News
Academic studies on insider trading show that imitating insider purchases where multiple insiders make purchases will lead to an outperformance of about 7 percentage points per...
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January 31 - Insider Trading
Although you probably recognize Insider Monkey for our hedge fund coverage, we also monitor insider trading activity.
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November 1 - Insider Trading, News
Mortgage REITs soared after Bernanke announced that the Fed wouldn't taper at its September meeting.
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September 21 - Dividend Stocks, News
It was just about one year ago that QE3 made its debut, and mortgage REITs, particularly agency-only players like Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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September 19 - Dividend Stocks, News
As the manager of American Capital Agency Corp.
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September 18 - Dividend Stocks, News
Today, let's look at Moore Capital Management, managed by billionaire Louis Moore Bacon.
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September 17 - Hedge Funds, News
American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACAS) is a business development company with a less-than-stellar track record.
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September 17 - Dividend Stocks, News
This series , brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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September 17 - Dividend Stocks, News
The Federal Reserve was poised to be front and center this week, as it prepares for its Federal Open Market Committee meeting Tuesday and Wednesday.
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September 16 - Dividend Stocks, News
While every week offers a unique set of economic reports and company events that affect the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), some weeks are bigger than others.
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September 16 - News
This week at the Barclays Capital Global Financials Conference, droves of CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs trotted on stage to address a room full of eager analysts.
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September 13 - News
Mortgage agency REITs have been badly hammered in the past three months.
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September 12 - News
It's no secret that mREITs such as American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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September 12 - News
Editor's Note: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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September 11 - News
With the Federal Reserve scheduled to meet this month to decide on the fate of its monetary policy, many analysts and central bank observers are speculating that it may finally...
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September 9 - News
As the market has been lifted to all-time highs by an accommodative monetary policy and an economy starting to fire on all cylinders, long-term investors have profited handsomely...
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September 6 - News
Editor's Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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September 5 - News
In the financial world, there are tons of methods shareholders can use to track Mr. Market. Some of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 4 - News
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans notched a rare increase last week.
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September 4 - News
Editor's Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp.
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September 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), American Capital Ltd.
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August 30 - News
Warren Buffett is famous for advising investors to "be greedy when others are fearful." This advice is apropos for the current mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust (mREIT) industry...
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August 29 - News
The housing recovery is continuing, but it's starting to lose steam.
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August 28 - News
A total of 21 block trades were executed during the market session, typically at least 10,000 shares or more represent a single block unit.
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August 28 - News
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to watch the equity markets. A couple of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 27 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of indicators market participants can use to watch the equity markets.
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August 27 - News
Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC).
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August 26 - News
It's been a rough and tumble season for mortgage REITs as QE3 taper fears and rising interest rates ravage the sector.
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August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News
American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) experienced a strange bit of options trading activity on Friday.
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August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News
Editor's Note: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), American Capital Ltd.
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August 21 - News
American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) is down more than 25% since the start of 2013, and it hasn't avoided the rest of the broader mREIT industry selloff.
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August 21 - News
Mortgage REITs got clobbered again on Monday, making Friday's drubbing look like a walk in the park.
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August 20 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO), American Capital Ltd.
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August 19 - News
The movement to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is gaining momentum, with legislation wending its way through Congress, and President Obama recently throwing his support ...
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August 19 - News
Hybrid mortgage REITs with large exposures in lower-coupon long-duration fixed-rate Agency residential MBS act more like Agency-only mREITs when it comes to protecting book values...
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August 12 - News
Conjured up by businesses early on in the stock market's existence, dividends were a way to reward shareholders for sticking with a company by sharing profits with them on a quarterly...
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August 8 - News
Unless you have been living in a cave for the past half year, you will have heard that mortgage REITs, and REITs in general are not doing terribly well in the current market.
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August 7 - News
Mortgage REITs have long been retail investors’ favorite for their elevated dividend yields.
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August 6 - News
As American corporations continue to report their performance for the second quarter, another largely followed Agency-only mREIT, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.
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August 6 - News
Mortgage REITs are among the favorite asset classes for income investors thanks to their attractive dividend yields as well as modest capital appreciation over the past few years...
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August 5 - News
In July, Freddie Mac closed a $400 million mortgage-backed bond offering of a new product called Structured Agency Credit Risk.
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August 5 - News
“The second quarter of the current year was characterized by extreme volatility in both interest rates and mortgage rates,” said the CIO of American Capital Agency Corp.
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August 3 - News
Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the well-pummeled mortgage REIT sector can expect a reprieve from the thumping it has been taking over the past few weeks.
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August 1 - News
Due to the elevated dividend yields, mortgage REITs have become a retail investor's favorite investment.
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August 1 - News
