2016 was rough for the hedge fund industry in terms of redemptions, as it suffered a money exodus due to rising investor frustration amid low returns, unjustifiably high fees, ...
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December 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Greenlight Capital is one of the most prominent value-oriented hedge funds around.
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October 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
All three major indexes are slightly lower after the nonfarm payroll for September came in at 156,000 versus the expected 176,000. The U.S.
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October 7 - News, Tech
Founded by value investor and billionaire Michael Price in 1998, MFP Investors is one of the hidden gems of the activist investing world.
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September 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Analysts and investors are increasingly skeptical about the Federal Reserve's tightening monetary policy, thanks to the weak economic data and gloomy comments of Fed officials...
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February 5 - Insider Trading, News
The shareholders of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT), AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG), Avis Budget Group Inc.
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November 3 - Market Movers, News
Shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW), CIT Group Inc.
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October 22 - Market Movers, News
Activist investing seems to be in vogue nowadays.
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June 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Crispin Odey’s Odey Asset Management filed its 13F with the SEC for the reporting period of March 31.
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May 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital is a multi strategy hedge fund, focuses on distressed and undervalued debt and equity opportunities in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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February 14 - Hedge Funds, News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are perceived as useless, outdated financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 25 - News
Now, according to many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, old investment tools of a period lost to current times.
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August 23 - Dividend Stocks, News
In the financial world, there are many metrics shareholders can use to watch stocks. A duo of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 23 - News
At the moment, there are tons of metrics shareholders can use to monitor publicly traded companies. Some of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 22 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are tons of methods investors can use to analyze the equity markets.
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August 22 - News
The last time General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) reported earnings, the news spooked investors enough to spark a 4% sell-off in GE stock.
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July 22 - News
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are seen as slow, outdated financial tools of the past.
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May 24 - News
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) was in 46 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. CIT has seen an increase in enthusiasm from smart money recently.
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May 24 - News
According to most market participants, hedge funds are viewed as unimportant, old financial tools of yesteryear.
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May 23 - News
According to Fairholme Fund's latest SEC filing, Bruce Berkowitz and his mutual fund has dumped its entire stake in CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT).
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May 6 - Hedge Funds
For the average investor, capitalizing on the trading strategies of a hedge fund seems unlikely without a substantial investment, sometimes as high as a $1 million minimum.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
A 13G filed with the SEC has disclosed that Pine River Capital, a hedge fund managed by Brian Taylor, owns 3.1 million shares of PHH Corporation (NYSE:PHH).
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February 11 - Hedge Funds
13F filings are made within several weeks after the end of a quarter and disclose many of the long equity positions held by a hedge fund or other major investor.
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February 11 - Hedge Funds
Wall Street analysts take a fine-tooth comb to hedge fund 13F filings, watching how managers scale in and out of positions or initiate new ones. They can be a great determiner...
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January 20 - Hedge Funds
Scopia Capital now owns 5.7 million shares of PHH Corporation (NYSE:PHH), which according to a filing with the SEC gives it almost 10% of the total shares outstanding.
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January 14 - Hedge Funds
Eddie Lampert founded ESL Investments in 1988 and has become a 3.2 billion dollar man since.
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December 19 - Hedge Funds
Bruce Berkowitz founded Fairholme in 1997, and is a former senior portfolio manager for Lehman Brothers and managing director for Smith Barney.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds
Marc Lasry was one of the highest paid hedge fund managers in 2010.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds
North Run Capital, which is managed by Thomas Ellis and Todd Hammer, filed its 13F for the third quarter of 2012 with the SEC earlier this month.
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November 12 - Hedge Funds
Six to seven weeks after the end of every fiscal quarter, hedge funds and many other notable investors are required to file 13Fs that disclose many of their long equity positions...
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November 9 - Hedge Funds
Scopia Capital, a fund managed by Matt Sirovich and Jeremy Mindich, has increased the size of its position in PHH Corporation (NYSE:PHH), a company providing mortgage and fleet...
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October 10 - Hedge Funds
Centerbridge Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm which is actually best known for its private equity business.
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September 24 - Hedge Funds
Bankers and financiers are not exactly the most popular members of our society these days.
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August 10 - Hedge Funds
CIT Group (CIT) is a favorite pick of Bruce Berkowitz’s Fairholme (Fairx), Mark T. Gallogly’s Centerbridge Partners and Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management.
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November 7 - News
Bruce Berkowitz is an accomplished mutual fund manager. His $19 Billion Fairholme Fund managed to return 12.9% annually since 2000.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds
John Griffin, 47, was second in command at Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. He launched Blue Ridge Capital in 1996.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital returned 15.9% in 2010, and 21.5% since its inception in 1996. It is one of the hedge funds we follow very closely.
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February 17 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb's Third Point returned 41.5% in 2010. Third Point's flagship fund gained 38.2% in 2009 after losing 32.8% in 2008. The returns prior to 2008 were also spectacular.
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February 13 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson is bullish on the US economy, expecting continued growth. He wrote, “We believe the U.S.
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January 25 - News
In his latest investor letter, Whitney Tilson discusses the 12 largest positions in his portfolio.
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January 18 - Hedge Funds
Craig Effron and Curtis Schenker are what David Einhorn was before the Lehman debacle- brilliant hedge fund managers generally flying under the media's radar.
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December 22 - Hedge Funds
We love Dan Loeb. With an annual alpha of more than 7%, he's certainly made his mark in the hedge fund circles.
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December 8 - Hedge Funds