Category Archives: Syndicated
An elite hedge fund conference was held in New York this week — here are all the trade ideas
(Business Insider) Hedge fund legend Paul Tudor Jones is the person who thought of the Robin Hood Foundation.The Robin Hood Investors Conference, one of the most elite hedge fund gatherings, was held this week in New York City.The annual charity […]
Filings Show Rocky Quarter for Many Hedge Funds
(New York Times) Some of the richest investors on Wall Street on Monday gave the world a glimpse of how they make their money. Or, in the case of the last quarter, how many of them lost money for their […]
Hedge Fund Performance Comparison by Size
(Preqin.com) Preqin’s September edition of Hedge Fund Spotlight highlighted that large hedge funds display the most attractive risk/return profiles, while smaller funds can offer more favourable terms and conditions such as shorter lock up periods and redemption frequencies. Smaller funds […]
Tybourne, Myriad Among Largest Hedge-Fund Buyers of Alibaba
(Bloomberg) Tybourne Capital Managment (HK) and Myriad Asset Management were among the largest hedge-fund buyers of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares in the third quarter, before the Chinese e-commerce giant rallied more than 30 percent. Tybourne, founded by a former […]
Hedge Fund Achievement Asset To Shut Down After Energy Loss
(Reuters) Hedge fund Achievement Asset Management is shutting its doors after suffering losses on energy market bets this year, becoming the latest investment firm to return capital to clients in a year many managers have struggled to make money. The […]
Hedge Fund With 138% Gain Says China Shorts Easier to Spot
(Bloomberg) Hao Capital Management, whose Greater China-focused hedge fund returned 138 percent this year, said it is easier to identify targets to wager against among yuan-denominated China stocks than to spot those with the potential to rise. Many of the […]
Druckenmiller, Bacon Among Top Managers Cutting Back U.S. Stocks
(Bloomberg) Some of the world’s top hedge fund managers scaled back their U.S. stock investments last quarter as markets tumbled. The value of Stan Druckenmiller’s disclosed U.S. equity holdings dropped 41 percent to $868 million, according to a filing from […]
Hedge Fund Omega Sold Entire Stake in Valeant
(Reuters) Omega Advisors sold its stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO) in recent weeks after buying more shares during the third quarter, the hedge fund’s vice chairman said on Monday. “We are no longer in Valeant,” Steven Einhorn said […]
China Roller-Coaster Market Ride Rewards Hedge Funds Who Held On
(Bloomberg) The great China roller-coaster stock market ride is on an upswing, and it’s rewarding those hedge funds that hung on. Greenwoods Asset Management and Marco Polo Pure Asset Management were among hedge funds that posted double-digit gains in October […]
Appaloosa Cut U.S. Stocks by 30% as Tepper Sells Alibaba
(Bloomberg) David Tepper, the billionaire founder of $20 billion Appaloosa Management, cut his hedge fund’s investments in U.S. stocks by almost a third in the last quarter, reducing stakes in some of its biggest investments. The value of Appaloosa Management’s […]
Stressed Bond Market a Boon to Credit-Pickers
(Pension & Investments) A confluence of global trends has created a credit-picker’s market that has both portfolio managers and asset owners rubbing their hands together in anticipation.Dispersion in credit pricing has ratcheted up through mid-November, giving hedge fund and long-only […]
Appaloosa Cut U.S. Stocks by 30% as Tepper Sells Alibaba
(Bloomberg) David Tepper, the billionaire founder of $20 billion Appaloosa Management, cut his hedge fund’s investments in U.S. stocks by almost a third in the last quarter, reducing stakes in some of its biggest investments.The value of Appaloosa Management’s publicly […]