Abdiel Capital Advisors has never held more than 9 long positions since the 4th quarter of 2015. Over that period, the $1.4 billion hedge fund has averaged a 55.1% annual return (based on 13F filings). Abdiel's portfolio concentration is anathema to Modern Portfolio Theory, which preaches diversification...
Arlington Value's Allan Mecham increased his position in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B) by 8% during the second quarter of 2019. Including Berkshire A and B shares, Berkshire was 29.93% of Arlington's portfolio at Q2 end. The Salt Lake City-based fund's 13F also showed increases in its Alliance...
Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management released its 13F showing the hedge fund's holdings at year end. Gamestop Corp (GME) remained the fund's top holding, though Scion's Q4 2019 13F showed Burry had reduced his GME position by 21% during the quarter. Maxar Technologies Ltd (MAXR), a new...
Scion's ADV Part 2 filed with the SEC provides insights into the business practices and strategies of renowned investment manager Dr. Michael Burry. One of the world's most intriguing fund managers, Burry made himself -- and investors in his Scion...
Dr. Michael Burry's Scion Capital added Jack In The Box (JACK) to its portfolio in Q1 of 2020. According to a 13F filed today, the manager, famous as the focus of the book and movie The Big Short, made the fast-food company his #2 position. It's impossible...
Scion Management's Q2 holdings are out, revealing extensive turnover orchestrated by manager Michael Burry. The renowned value investor added four new stocks to his portfolio, but closed-out eight positions, cutting the total number of long holdings in his hedge fund to just 10. Maybe...
Its 13F filings season again -- when hedge fund managers show their hands. Forty-five days after the end of every quarter, every U.S. institutional investor with assets over $100 million is required to report its holdings to the SEC via 13F filings. Last quarter...
Is Bill Oberndorf the best stock picker in the U.S.? According to a recent report by WhaleWisdom.com, two professional fund managers shared the top ranking for risk-adjusted performance of their stock picks. One of the top ranked funds was Abdiel Capital Advisers, L.P. with a WhaleScore ranking...
Dr. Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management disclosed its first quarter 2019 holdings, and in a surprise, China online retailer JD.com (JD) was the hedge fund's top position. Altaba Inc. (AABA), owner of 15% of China e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA),was Scion's #2 position. Burry, featured...
As we've written before, Abdiel Capital is all about focus. Managing partners Colin Moran and Geoffrey Gentile don't spread their bets around much -- they run a concentrated long book. Abdiel's 13F portfolio, disclosed last Friday, showed that the fund's $2.14B in long holdings was invested...