By analyzing the 13F filings of Third Point, managed by Dan Loeb, we estimate that his large-cap stock picks (those with market caps between above $20 billion) returned, on average...
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April 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Here are the eleven most important moves made in the hedge fund world this week.
Bill Ackman reduced his Herbalife short significantly, replacing it with long-term put options.
Dan Loeb ups his activist campaign at Sotheby’s, snatching 9.
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October 5 - Hedge Funds
There are a number of reasons why company insiders might choose to sell some of their stock.
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September 13 - Insider Trading
Although there are over 8,000 hedge funds in existence today, we look at around 525 funds in total, the cream of the crop, if you will.
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August 27 - News
Insider Monkey tracks quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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August 23 - Hedge Funds
Michael Novogratz is the manager of Fortress Investment Group, a hedge fund founded in 1998 by Wesley R.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
Andrew J.M. Spokes is the manager of Farallon Capital Management, after the retirement of Thomas Steyer (below) in 2012.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Insider Monkey develops strategies based on quarterly 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
In May, billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013 with the SEC, disclosing many of its long equity positions as of the end...
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July 19 - Hedge Funds
In May, Jeffrey Altman’s Owl Creek Asset Management filed its quarterly 13F with the SEC, disclosing many of its long equity positions in U.S. stocks as of the end of March.
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July 10 - Hedge Funds
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors file 13Fs with the SEC, which are then disclosed to the general public.
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June 13 - Hedge Funds
Jim Simons, the founder of Renaissance Technologies, has since become a multi-billionaire due to the combination of the hedge fund’s large size, strong returns, and very high...
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June 5 - Hedge Funds
One quantitative metric which includes not only the traditional value criterion of a low P/E multiple but also incorporates a company’s upside potential (at the cost of the ...
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June 3 - Hedge Funds
Studies show that stocks bought by insiders tend to narrowly outperform the market (read our analysis of studies on insider trading) which we’d attribute to insiders tending...
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May 31 - Hedge Funds
To the average investor, there are a multitude of indicators market participants can use to watch publicly traded companies.
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May 30 - News
NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) was in 41 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 30 - News
If you'd ask most investors, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, outdated investment vehicles of yesteryear.
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May 30 - News
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire and Tiger Cub Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital.
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May 30 - Hedge Funds
If you'd ask most traders, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, outdated financial vehicles of years past.
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May 30 - News
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) was in 23 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. MUR has seen a decrease in support from the world's most elite money managers lately.
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May 29 - News
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges shareholders can use to monitor publicly traded companies.
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May 28 - News
To most shareholders, hedge funds are seen as slow, old investment vehicles of the past.
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May 28 - News
Is Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) the right pick for your portfolio? Money managers are betting on the stock.
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May 28 - News
We have gone through our database of hundreds of 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for the first quarter of 2012, which disclose their long equity positions...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
To most investors, hedge funds are perceived as slow, old financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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May 28 - News
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) was in 28 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 28 - News
In the eyes of most market participants, hedge funds are viewed as unimportant, outdated investment vehicles of years past.
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May 28 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), Apple Inc.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors file their 13Fs with the SEC to disclose many of their long equity positions in U.S.
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May 24 - Hedge Funds
Third Point, an activist and value hedge fund managed by billionaire Dan Loeb, filed its 13F with the SEC in mid May.
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May 24 - Hedge Funds
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other notable investors file 13Fs with the SEC to publicly disclose many of their long equity positions as of the ...
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May 23 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Herbalife Ltd.
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
Third Point, a hedge fund managed by billionaire Dan Loeb, has filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013, disclosing many of its long positions in U.S.
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May 16 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), Big Lots, Inc.
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May 16 - Hedge Funds
Tiger Global Management, which counts billionaire and Tiger Cub Chase Coleman among its investment managers, has filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013.
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May 15 - Hedge Funds
The past several months have been good for Japanese stocks.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb, the famous hedge fund manager, recenlty released his Third Point’s letter for shareholders for April.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related Ticker: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Herbalife Ltd.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SandRidge Energy Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
Is Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) a healthy stock for your portfolio? Investors who are in the know are getting less bullish.
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April 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), UTStarcom Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:UTSI), AT&T Inc...
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
During the fourth quarter of 2012, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) replaced Apple as the most popular stock among hedge funds according to our database of 13F filings...
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April 11 - Stock Analysis
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors as part of our work researching investment strategies; one of our findings so far has been that the most popular...
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April 11 - Hedge Funds
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors such as billionaire Jeffrey Vinik (who has managed money for friends and family since closing his hedge fund ...
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April 5 - Hedge Funds
Cooperman, presenting at a fundraiser for nonprofit Portfolios with Purpose, enumerated the companies he is using in the group's charity stock picking competition: Brazilian health...
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April 5 - Hedge Funds
Our work developing investment strategies has found that on average the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds generate an average excess return of 18 percentage points...
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April 3 - Hedge Funds
Energen Corporation (NYSE:EGN) was in 13 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. EGN investors should be aware of a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money of late.
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April 3 - News