Investors who mimicked Hite Hedge Asset Management's long portfolio on Nov. 15 would have been up 29.49% through Feb 15., making Hite the top hedge fund for Q4. Established in 2012, Quincy, MA-based Hite Hedge is focused on MLPs in the energy sector.  The...
Turns out Warren Buffett and Jimmy Buffett are not related. For years the world’s third richest man and the “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter thought they might share ancestors. But DNA testing has apparently ruled that out.
On February 28 , Martha Stewart's Sequential Brands (SQBG) announced that the lifestyle celebrity has teamed up with Canopy Brands (CGC) to develop and promote a line of hemp-based CBD products. SQBG stock spiked higher on the news, nearly doubling at one point before settling at $2.00...
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...
As I've written about before, there is an inverse relationship between hedge fund AUM and performance. Below we look at the top ten small hedge funds posting big returns over the last year. Academic studies have shown that small hedge funds tend to outperform large...
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...
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...
Ark Investment Management Founder, CEO and Portfolio Manager Catherine Wood invests in what she calls "Disruptive Innovation." Wood has been successful with this approach, to say the least. Cloning Ark Investments' 13F portfolio since Q1 of 2017 would have resulted in a 39.74% annualized return. That's nearly...
The ten most underrated hedge funds are not famous. But the managers running these funds have consistently generated exceptional returns despite (or maybe because) they fly under the radar. The stock picks of the managers on this list have handily outperformed most of the "wizards of...
when 13F filings were published in mid-May of 2018, it showed that for the first time since its IPO, more funds reduced FB holdings over a quarter than added shares. In Q1, 192 more funds had pared-down FB positions than had increased FB shares (left). While not a huge shift in institutional sponsorship, this indicator was possibly the canary in the coal mine, signaling that FB’s relentless institutional buying momentum had stalled.