Hedge Fund - AQR Capital Management

As we approach the nexus of third quarter 13F filings (next week), hedge funds have been very active in 13D and 13G land.

Cliff Asness, the manager of AQR Capital Management, has just disclosed a 10.7% stake in Global Defense & National Security Systems Inc (NASDAQ:GDEF).

From an investment standpoint, the basic materials sector has been absolutely dreadful in 2013.

In a filing with the SEC, AQR reported owning 805,203 shares of TMS International, which have a total value of some $14.07 million, at the current stock price of the company. In a second filing, the...

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner shouldn't be ruled out as a candidate for the next Federal Reserve chairman, according to delegates at a big U.S. hedge fund event in Singapore.

To many market players, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, outdated financial tools of a forgotten age.

In the financial world, there are dozens of indicators shareholders can use to monitor Mr. Market. A couple of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.

In the eyes of many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old investment vehicles of a forgotten age.

To many investors, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, outdated financial vehicles of a forgotten age.