Citadel Investment Group, managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, has reported a position of 6.6 million shares in TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO).
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January 18 - Hedge Funds
Value investors often start by looking at the price-to-earnings ratio of a stock, using either the trailing earnings or- because a stock grants ownership over future cash flows...
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January 15 - Hedge Funds
Compared to their larger peers, small and mid-cap stocks don’t get as much attention in the financial world.
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January 14 - Hedge Funds
Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG)’s stock actually initially recovered after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, nearly reaching its pre-spill levels in the first quarter of 2011.
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January 14 - Hedge Funds
One way to estimate a stock’s upside potential- while, to some degree, restricting oneself to fairly reasonable earnings projections- is to use the PEG ratio, which is derived...
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January 10 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb's Third Point was the clear hedge fund standout in a horrible year for the industry as almost nine out of 10 managers underperformed the S&P 500.
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January 7 - Hedge Funds
MACRO HEDGE FUND MANAGERS KNOW THE MARKETS can be a cruel mistress. Just ask Louis Bacon.
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January 3 - Hedge Funds
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) took a punishing hit in the market in early December.
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January 2 - Hedge Funds
Highfields Capital Management was co-founded by Jonathon Jacobson and Richard Grubman in 1998.
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December 31 - Hedge Funds
Julian Robertson, formerly of Tiger Management, is a legend in the hedge fund community for his fund’s excellent performance (which made him a billionaire) and for Robertson...
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December 21 - Hedge Funds
Value investors like to use price-to-earnings multiples as a crude shortcut to determine how a stock’s valuation compares to the company’s earnings.
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December 19 - Hedge Funds
13D and 13G filings are useful tools for investors who want to know what stocks have been recently bought by hedge funds.
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December 19 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Leon Cooperman headed Goldman Sachs Asset Management before founding Omega Advisors in 1991.
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December 17 - Hedge Funds
We have already gone through billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s 13F filing for the third quarter of 2012.
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December 14 - Hedge Funds
In theory, insiders should be reluctant to buy stock in the company and so give their personal financial situation more exposure to negative surprises.
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December 3 - Insider Trading
Andreas Halvorsen is the Chief Investment Officer of Viking Global Investors, a $17-billion fundamentals-oriented long/short global equity fund.
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November 30 - Dividend Stocks
Brown’s Valley Development Company, which is owned by Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.
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November 30 - Insider Trading
Omega Advisors was founded by Leon Cooperman- who had formerly headed Goldman Sachs Asset Management- in 1991.
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November 29 - Hedge Funds
According to its 13F filing, Glenview Capital initiated a position of 1.6 million shares in Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) during the third quarter of 2012 (find more new...
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November 23 - Hedge Funds
Maybe Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management expects Santa to have a long naughty list this year, but more likely it expects steel producers like United States Steel Corporation...
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November 23 - Hedge Funds
Our database of 13F filings allows us to track the long equity positions of hedge funds and other notable investors when these filings occur about seven weeks after the end of...
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November 16 - Hedge Funds
Leon Cooperman, former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and current manager of Omega Advisors, has had his net worth estimated at about $2 billion.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU)’s stock price fell 29% on October 31st after the company’s third quarter results disappointed the market.
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November 1 - Stock Analysis
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) has risen about 135% year to date as the market has become less worried about the company’s prospects, which were challenged by the recession...
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October 29 - Insider Trading
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) reported an earnings loss of 26 cents per share for last quarter.
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October 25 - News
In a recent appearance on CNBC, billionaire Julian Robertson- the legendary head of Tiger Management and mentor to the many “Tiger Cubs” currently managing their own hedge...
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October 24 - Stock Analysis
Billionaire Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management was one of the best-known hedge funds, both for its investing success and for its ability to spawn “Tiger Cubs”- employees...
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October 24 - Hedge Funds
Recently, we looked at the largest technology stock positions owned by Jim Cramer’s charitable trust (read our quick take on Jim Cramer's tech stock picks).
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October 23 - Stock Analysis
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is many investors' favorite stock. Jim Cramer has been a long time Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) fan.
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October 23 - Hedge Funds
In late August, we suggested that the consensus among hedge fund managers that American International Group, Inc.
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October 22 - Stock Analysis
Wayne Cooperman, son of hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, got into the hedge fund business himself at 28 when he co-founded Fusion Partners in 1994.
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September 24 - Hedge Funds
Maverick Capital Ltd.'s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +3.64% for the hedge fund eight years ago, plans to leave the firm as soon...
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September 7 - Hedge Funds
At first glance, The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) would seem to be in trouble.
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September 5 - Stock Analysis
Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors has filed its 13F with the SEC for the second quarter of 2012.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
At Wednesday’s Delivering Alpha conference sponsored by CNBC and Institutional Investor, Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors was asked to share his “Best Idea” alongside several...
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July 20 - Hedge Funds
Altana Wealth, the Monaco-based hedge fund firm set up by Lee Robinson, saw its two hedge funds suffer big drops in June, leaving them both with double-digit losses for the year...
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July 13 - Hedge Funds
Marcus Agius, the chairman of Barclays, resigned on Monday, less than a week after the big British bank agreed to pay $450 million to settle accusations that it had tried to manipulate...
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July 2 - Hedge Funds
A former general partner of Goldman Sachs and CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), Leon Cooperman has been the Chairman and CEO of equity hedge fund, Omega Advisors, ...
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June 7 - Hedge Funds
Ron Gutfleish runs hedge fund Elm Ridge Capital, with over $2 billion in AUM. Elm Ridge Capital returned an average of 9.5% between 2009 and 2011.
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June 5 - Hedge Funds
Leon Cooperman send a letter to Tetragon Financial's board (Paddy Dear, Rupert Dorey, Reade Griffith, David Jeffreys, Byron Knief, Greville V. B. Ward).
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May 11 - Hedge Funds
Abydos Capital, a new hedge fund run by a former partner at one of London's most high-profile oil investors, is worried about a potential military strike against Iran and plans...
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April 30 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund assets under management could reach $2.13 trillion at the end of the year, as investors put more cash into the industry and managers report positive returns, a survey...
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35 million on a growing television station and swapped a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 24 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
The Great Lee Cooperman began his career at Goldman Sachs in investment research.
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February 24 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds
Wuzhu Asia Partners, founded by former director of Asia research at New York-based multi-billion dollar hedge fund Kingdon Capital Kyu Ho, is set to launch a pan-Asia long/short...
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February 23 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates Ltd., Jamie Zimmerman, chief executive officer of Litespeed Management LLC, Michael Novogratz, principal at Fortress Investment Group...
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February 22 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Leon Cooperman is the Chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, a hedge fund with approximately $6 billion in assets under management.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds
HSBC published the Hedge Weekly for the week of Jan 30 to Feb 3, revealing a list of hedge funds’ performances in January 2012.
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February 7 - Hedge Funds
Several high-profile hedge fund managers are preparing to strike out on their own this year, supported by strong followings and unfazed by a year of poor industry performance ...
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January 25 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
"Wall Street Democrats aren't especially happy with the words coming out of Barack Obama's mouth, but most of them are biting their tongue—and still writing him checks," writes...
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January 16 - The Smart Set