By looking at the historical 13F filings of Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital, we calculate that his large-cap stock picks (those with market caps between above $20 billion) returned...
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April 7 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
In mid August, the Baupost Group filed its 13F for the second quarter of 2013, disclosing many of its long equity positions as of the end of June.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
For about a year, oil major BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) has been the largest position in the Baupost Group’s portfolio, according to 13Fs filed with the SEC (we track 13Fs as part...
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June 24 - Hedge Funds
In the eyes of most investors, hedge funds are seen as slow, old investment vehicles of yesteryear.
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June 11 - News
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENZN) was in 15 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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June 8 - News
In the financial world, there are tons of gauges shareholders can use to watch the equity markets. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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June 4 - News
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ:ROVI) was in 18 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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June 3 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of metrics market participants can use to track Mr. Market.
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May 30 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc.
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May 13 - Hedge Funds
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other notable investors file 13Fs with the SEC to disclose many of their long equity positions as of the end of that...
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May 10 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU), Gleacher & Company Inc (NASDAQ:GLCH), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), ViaSat, Inc.
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April 19 - Hedge Funds
To most traders, hedge funds are viewed as slow, old financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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April 10 - News
Is Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX) the right investment to pursue these days? The smart money is in an optimistic mood.
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March 27 - News
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) recently reported the results from its most recent fiscal quarter, which ended in February and is the third quarter of the company’s fiscal ...
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March 22 - Stock Analysis
Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) was in 35 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. GNW has seen an increase in activity from the world's largest hedge funds recently.
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March 21 - News
By using data from hedge funds’ 13F filings, we have found that on average the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds beat the market by 18 percentage points per year...
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March 4 - Hedge Funds
We have put together our database of 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors following the remaining filings being made public earlier this month.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds
We have processed hundreds of 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for the fourth quarter of 2012; these filings disclose many long equity positions which ...
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February 19 - Hedge Funds
Copies of Seth Klarman’s book Margin of Safety, published in 1991, have changed hands for up to $1,500 as some market watchers consider the value investor a guru.
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February 14 - Hedge Funds
We follow hedge fund activity in general, but we are particularly interested in finding small-cap and mid-cap stocks that hedge funds like.
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January 17 - Hedge Funds
William von Mueffling founded Cantillon Capital Management in 2003 after a very successful stint at Lazard.
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January 11 - Hedge Funds
Seth Klarman, manager of the large hedge fund Baupost Group, wrote a book on investing entitled Margin of Safety in 1991.
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December 27 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management released its quarterly 13F filing several weeks ago, disclosing many of its long equity positions (see the list of stocks from...
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December 26 - Hedge Funds
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)’s COO, Bill Veghte, transferred 58,500 of his directly held shares of the company’s stock to an annuity trust which then purchased about...
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December 6 - Stock Analysis
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) made our list of the ten technology stocks hedge funds were crazy about during the third quarter (see the full rankings) with 60 hedge funds and...
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December 6 - Stock Analysis
The Baupost Group, managed Seth Klarman, is one of the world’s largest hedge funds.
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November 29 - Hedge Funds
Seth Klarman’s book Margin of Safety sells at prices up to $1,500- that’s how much the investing community thinks it’s worth just to read his thoughts on investing that ...
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November 14 - Hedge Funds
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) was one of the most popular technology stocks among hedge funds and other notable investors during the second quarter of 2012, according to our...
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October 29 - Stock Analysis
Silicon Valley has supported President Barack Obama with huge contributions to the super PAC backing his reelection in the final month before the election.
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October 26 - Hedge Funds
By tracking hedge fund holdings, and observing changes in prices of the stocks they own over time, we can approximate hedge fund performance.
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October 23 - Hedge Funds
Yes, we know that the general public is still sour on BP plc (NYSE:BP) more than two years after the Deepwater Horizon accident, and that investor sentiment towards the company...
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October 16 - Stock Analysis
George Soros’, Soros Fund Management, a hedge fund management company, which he founded in 1969, bought 2% convertible Bond holdings in Digital River, Inc.
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October 12 - Hedge Funds
In a 13G filing last week, billionaire fund manager Glenn Russell Dubin of Highbridge Capital Management announced that his firm now had a 5.15% ownership stake in Echostar Corporation...
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October 8 - Stock Analysis
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman recently gave earnings guidance for the 2013 fiscal year (which ends next October) which disappointed the street, naming “...
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October 3 - Stock Analysis
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has been accused again of conspiring to destroy Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) (PINK:FRFHF), after it is alleged that the hedge fund was...
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September 6 - Hedge Funds
The Baupost Group, managed by value investor Seth Klarman (author of Margin of Safety), is one of the largest hedge funds in the world.
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August 25 - Hedge Funds
The Baupost Group, managed by Seth Klarman, filed its 13F with the SEC for the second quarter of 2012 this week.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
A sprawling mansion on a hill is in the works for D.E. Shaw & Co. founder David Shaw and his family.
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August 3 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has upped his stake in Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) by about 2.5 million shares, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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July 25 - Hedge Funds
My post yesterday contrasting Seth Klarman with many of his more well-known hedge fund peers has generated a ton of feedback, which is cool.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
HEDGE-FUND bosses rarely double as cult authors. But an out-of-print book by Seth Klarman, the boss of the Baupost Group, sells for as much as $2,499 on Amazon.
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July 6 - Hedge Funds
William Ackman had to wait only six weeks after winning a proxy fight at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) for his choice as chief executive officer to get the job.
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June 29 - Hedge Funds
Last year was not a good year for hedge funds. The entire hedge fund industry struggled during the past year, but there were some exceptions.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
Trient Asset Management AS (“Trient”), headquartered in Oslo, Norway and Tiger Management L.L.C.
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
This week, "New York State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick dismissed the complaint filed last year by Walnut Place LLC and related entities, saying the lawsuit was premature...
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April 1 - Hedge Funds
Seth Klarman’s classic Margin of Safety is the most concise introductory value investing book you can find. Or not find. It is famously rare.
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March 8 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Bloomberg's Dominic Chu reports that Warren Buffett, the former hedge fund manager who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 2 - 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
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
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is ruling out a bankruptcy filing for his telecom startup LightSquared Inc, one day after U.S.
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February 16 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions