Established in 2005, Element Capital Management is a New York-based hedge fund manager founded by Jeffrey Talpins. Jeffrey launched the firm while managing the Element Capital Fund at Proxima Alfa Investments. Previously, he served as the head trader of fixed-income options at Citigroup and traded mortgage-backed securities at Goldman Sachs. Element Capital Management employs a Modern Macro style of global macro investing, which combines macro fundamental, systematic, and relative value analysis to formulate and execute directional views. The firm primarily uses fixed income, foreign exchange, and equity instruments to express its macroeconomic perspectives.
Jeffrey Talpins is the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Founder of Element Capital. He guides Element's strategic direction and oversees all major investment decisions for the firm's managed investment funds. Since its inception, under Mr. Talpins' leadership, Element has grown its assets under management from $250 million to approximately $16 billion. The firm's investor base includes some of the world’s largest endowment, pension, and sovereign wealth funds. Before founding the Element Capital Fund in 2005, Mr. Talpins served as the Head Trader of Citigroup’s fixed-income options franchise, managing one of the largest proprietary risk exposures within the company’s capital markets business. Before Citigroup, he began his career at Goldman Sachs, specializing in trading agency mortgage options and pass-through securities. Mr. Talpins graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University in 1997, earning a B.S. with Distinction in Economics and Applied Mathematics.
Element Capital Management manages $74,801,493,375 in discretionary assets (AUM) for 3 clients as of their latest Form ADV from March 2024. Their Q1 2024 13F filing reported $151,288,693 in managed 13F securities, with a top 10 holdings concentration of 55.83%. Element Capital Management's largest holding is Matador Resources Co., with 427,923 shares held.
| Fund Name: | Element Capital Management |
| Manager | Jeffrey Talpins |
| Portfolio Value | $2,214,176,475 |
| Change This QTR | +1.72% |
| No. | Security | Ticker | Shares | Value | Activity | % Port | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IEF | 1,744,165 | $1,006,069,255 | +37% | 45.43% | ||
| 2. | Vanguard Index Fds | 1,807,400 | $953,710,758 | NEW | 43.07% | ||
| 3. | NVDA | 235,100 | $28,550,544 | NEW | 1.28% | ||
| 4. | META | 45,213 | $25,881,730 | +1013% | 1.16% | ||
| 5. | BRK.A | 55,000 | $25,314,300 | NEW | 1.14% |
| Symbol | Company | Filed By | Filing Date | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-16 | ||||
| 2020-10-13 | ||||
| 2020-02-14 |
