Monthly Archives: May 2014
Buffett, hedge funds trim GM holdings amid record recalls
Bloomberg – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cut its stake in General Motors in the first quarter and some hedge funds including Greenlight Capital Inc. exited completely as the company recalled a record number of vehicles. Berkshire reduced its GM holdings […]
Hedge fund moguls put money on Asian Internet, low-volume stocks
Reuters – From Asian Internet stocks, which have boomed over the last year, to food and paper products companies, prominent hedge fund investors listed their favorite stocks on Thursday at an industry meeting dominated by talk of where markets will […]
Treasury to 2%, bond doldrums and the new hedge-fund god
MarketWatch – Somehow the huge jump in Indian stocks probably isn’t doing a whole lot for you. I can almost hear our readers say wistfully, “if only we could vote in a new government.” Instead, all we get in the […]
Top U.S. hedge funds divided over GM in first quarter
Reuters – Top U.S. hedge fund managers had mixed feelings about General Motors in the first quarter as the automaker’s shares fell 15.8 percent, with some increasing their holdings and others going so far as to sell their entire stakes. […]
Major U.S. hedge funds sold ‘momentum’ Internet names in first-quarter
Reuters – Top hedge funds shed their stakes in high-profile Internet names such as Netflix Inc and Groupon Inc in the first quarter, moving to peers viewed as more mature and less volatile. High-growth Internet software and biotech companies were […]
13F Filings – What Are Hedge Funds Buying in 2014?
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC yesterday (5/15) posted free access to more than 20 million 2014 hedge fund and institutional investor filings. You can search for and retrieve Form 13F filings using the SEC’s EDGAR database. To find the […]
The 2014 Hedge Fund 100: The World’s Top Hedge Funds
Institutional Investor – The largest hedge fund firms and their investors have something of a love-hate relationship. On the one hand, the growing ranks of institutions pouring money into hedge funds and other alternative investments prefer firms with deep benches, […]
Why Hedge Funds Don’t Worry About Carried Interest Tax Rules
NYT – Hedge fund managers don’t use the carried interest tax loophole. They need something more exotic. Hedge fund managers, after all, have a lot of income to shelter. According to Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine, the top 25 hedge fund […]
Join us for HedgeCo’s May Hedge Fund Networking Event in NYC on Thursday
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – We’re pleased to announce HedgeCo in conjunction with Alternative Assets will be hosting the Third Thursday Hedge Fund Social event on May (5/15) in New York City. The HedgeCo Networking Events are a chance for investors, […]
Bridgewater, J.P. Morgan top list of 100 largest hedge funds
MarketWatch – Investors prefer smaller, more nimble hedge funds, but that hasn’t stopped them from pouring money into the biggest hedge funds in the world, according to Institutional Investor. So far this year, the world’s 100 largest hedge funds managed […]
What Hedge Funds Talk About When They Talk About Money
NYT – Behind the dancing fountains of the Bellagio Hotel, hedge fund titans mingled with wealth managers at the Hyde nightclub on Tuesday night. Hands were shaken and business cards were exchanged as waitresses in tiny red dresses strutted about […]