Valiant Capital Management, founded by Christopher R. Hansen in March 2008, is a prominent global long/short equity hedge fund known for its strategic investments in tech unicorns, including Facebook and Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, which yielded significant returns exceeding 30% each. The fund's success in start-up investments, such as Dropbox, Evernote, Pinterest, and Uber, solidified its reputation despite opening to new capital only in 2016. Valiant also launched the Valiant JM India Opportunities Fund in 2014, aiming to raise up to $900 million for distressed asset investments in India, in collaboration with JM Financial.
Christopher R. Hansen, a Seattle native, is the driving force behind Valiant Capital Management. Before founding Valiant, Hansen served as Managing Director at Blue Ridge Capital from 2001 to January 2008, following roles at Montgomery Securities, Inc. and Blue Ridge Capital LLC as an Analyst. Passionate about bringing NBA basketball back to Seattle, Hansen's efforts, including an attempted acquisition of the Sacramento Kings in 2013, reflect his commitment to the city. He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California (1996) and earned his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University in 1991.
Valiant Capital Management currently manages discretionary assets totaling $2,813,312,473 for 16 clients as of April 2024. Their recent 13F filing for Q1 2024 reported $1,578,876,588 in managed 13F securities, with Maplebear Inc. as their largest holding, comprising 5,599,505 shares.
| Fund Name: | Valiant Capital |
| Manager | Christopher R. Hansen |
| Portfolio Value | $1,810,600,740 |
| Change This QTR | +0.97% |
| No. | Security | Ticker | Shares | Value | Activity | % Port | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ishares TrustCALL | IEF | 2,500,000 | $245,250,000 | 13.54% | ||
| 2. | Invesco Qqq TrPUTPUT | 411,900 | $201,036,033 | -1% | 11.1% | ||
| 3. | CART | 4,551,694 | $185,436,014 | -19% | 10.24% | ||
| 4. | Ishares TrPUTPUT | 2,625,000 | $153,641,250 | NEW | 8.48% | ||
| 5. | Ishares TrustCALL | IEF | 670,000 | $147,996,300 | NEW | 8.17% |
| Symbol | Company | Filed By | Filing Date | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-10 | ||||
| 2022-02-14 | ||||
| 2021-02-16 | ||||
| 2021-02-16 | ||||
| 2021-02-16 |
