Activist investor Paul Singer doesn’t think conflict is brewing with Samsung Electronics Co., one of the latest targets in his quest to push for changes that benefit shareholders...
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October 25 - Hedge Funds
The prominence of quantitative hedge funds in the alternative asset management space has increased exponentially since the turn of the century, with several of them now considered...
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October 22 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing
According to a recent 13G filing with the SEC, D E Shaw, founded by billionaire David E.
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October 12 - Hedge Funds, News
A tragic figure in American literature has an analog in modern finance. Once upon a time, the billionaire investor Edward S. Lampert was hailed as the next Warren E. Buffett.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
David E. Shaw's fund, D E Shaw, has increased its investment in Exact Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:EXAS), as reported in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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August 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire David E. Shaw's D. E. Shaw is showing increased interest in Constellium NV (NYSE:CSTM), having recently boosted its stake in the company.
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July 19 - 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
Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings, Inc.
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
A new 13G filing from D.E Shaw, founded by billionaire David E. Shaw, reveals that the investment firm has trimmed its stake in Alon USA Energy, Inc.
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February 23 - Hedge Funds, News
D.E Shaw, founded by billionaire David E. Shaw, has filed a form 13G on Delek US Holdings, Inc.
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February 23 - Hedge Funds, News
D E Shaw is a renowned New York-based quant hedge fund founded by computer scientist and computational biochemist David E. Shaw in 1988. Mr. Shaw holds a Ph.D.
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November 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Everybody is talking about Bill Ackman's nearly $2 billion losses in Valeant (VRX). Valeant isn't the only stock that is costing hedge funds billions.
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October 23 - Hedge Funds, News
What are the best stocks to buy? The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than The Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations is James...
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October 12 - Hedge Funds, News
After witnessing a huge fall from over $100 in July of last year to the low-$40 range in the early part of 2015, crude prices saw a brief rally and stabilized in the $55-60 range...
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August 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
In a 13G filing on Western Refining Inc. (NYSE:WNR), investment management firm D.E. Shaw & Co., founded by David E.
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August 5 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Things are changing atop the ranks of the richest hedge fund mangers.
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April 24 - Hedge Funds
DuPont's weak quarterly sales and lowered annual profit forecast is expected to provide fresh ammunition to Nelson Peltz in his campaign to split up the chemical maker.
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April 21 - Hedge Funds
D E Shaw, the large hedge fund founded by David Shaw, is an interesting study in that its positions are constantly changing.
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February 26 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire John Paulson posted the second-worst trading year of his career in 2014 as a wrong-way energy bet added to declines tied to a failed merger and investments in Fannie...
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January 12 - Hedge Funds
David Shaw's D.E. Shaw is one of the largest hedge funds in the world with more than $67 billion in Assets Under Management.
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November 20 - Hedge Funds, News
David E. Shaw's hedge fund, D. E. Shaw, has raised its passive stake in Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) to 5.4% of the company from 5.0% held earlier.
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September 26 - Hedge Funds, News
D.E. Shaw & Co, managed by David E. Shaw, recently filed its 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds, News
David E. Shaw is optimistic about the prospects of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
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June 30 - Hedge Funds, News
Bond buyers are betting more than ever on the mercy of Mother Nature as they seek to boost yields being suppressed by central banks.
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
Chicago-based billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin was seen chilling on a yacht on Lake Michigan over Memorial Day Weekend, according to a witness who took photos.
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May 27 - Hedge Funds
David E. Shaw is a notorious persona1lity in the hedge fund world due to his systematic and computer-driven approach to investing.
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May 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Many hedge fund managers, including Barry Rosenstein of Jana Partners, Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners, David E.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis
Owl Creek Asset Management, one of last year's best-performing hedge-fund firms, is betting against Denmark's sovereign bonds in anticipation of a debt crisis, sources told Bloomberg...
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February 5 - Hedge Funds
While Bill Ackman’s short bet against Herbalife Ltd.
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February 4 - Hedge Funds
Daniel Loeb, the activist investor and hedge fund manager, led rivals in 2013 as his flagship fund gained 25.2%, Reuters reported.
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January 3 - Hedge Funds
Once per quarter hedge funds disclose their long stock positions in major U.S. publicly traded companies.
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December 5 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
It has been about 100 hours since William Ackman revealed his Pershing Square hedge fund’s nearly 10% stake in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds
In the U.S. equity markets, there are roughly 15,000 publicly traded companies, so it’s understandable if some of these fall through the cracks.
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November 12 - Dividend Stocks, News
There are more than 8,000 hedge funds in existence today, and of this group, we at Insider Monkey track close to 600 of the best and brightest.
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October 31 - Hedge Funds, News
One of America's richest businessmen has denied claims that he was detained following a car accident in Cuba after 'hitting a local kid with his car'. Daniel S.
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October 30 - Hedge Funds
You won't be surprised to find that there aren't that many hedge fund billionaires, out of the more than 8,000 funds in existence.
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October 14 - Hedge Funds, Lists
Envestnet, gainer: In late Friday trading, there have been plenty of volatile movers as usual, and the top gainer on the NYSE is Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV).
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October 11 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, banned from the securities industry for five years by U.S.
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October 8 - Hedge Funds, News
The SEC crackdown on rogue hedge funds continues.
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September 18 - Hedge Funds
Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be useless, old investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 29 - News
If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, outdated investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 29 - News
To many of your peers, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 29 - News
To the average investor, there are many gauges shareholders can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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August 29 - News
Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are seen as delayed, outdated investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 28 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are many gauges shareholders can use to monitor publicly traded companies.
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August 28 - News
Now, according to many investors, hedge funds are seen as useless, old investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 28 - News
To many investors, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 28 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to analyze Mr. Market. A couple of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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August 28 - News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old investment tools of an era lost to time.
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August 28 - News