Replicating Baker Brothers holdings, using 13F filings submitted quarterly by the life sciences hedge fund, has been an awesome strategy over the years. But by focusing on the smaller stocks owned by the fund, returns were even better.
Baker Bros Advisors LP, with $17.33 billion under management, is one of the top performing hedge...
On August 30, Scion Capital filed a 13D on Tailored Brands(TLRD) disclosing a 5.18% position in the troubled formal apparel retailer that owns Men's Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank. Michael Burry's hedge fund also disclosed three separate letters sent to management in recent weeks. In the letter dated August 30, Burry reiterated that TLRD should cut its...
The Lottery Ticket Stocks Q2 2019 portfolio was down 6.72% for the quarter, tracking the Russell 2000 Index lower. However, the portfolio of top hedge funds' most speculative holdings, rebalanced quarterly based on 13F filings, was up 35.65% year-to date as of August 15.
Last quarter I presented the...
Howard Mark's Oaktree Capital navigated a volatile Q2 2019, returning 9.03%. That's based on an equal-weighted portfolio of the fund's top 20 holdings. It was the best quarterly return for large Hedge Funds -- those with greater than $5 billion in 13F securities.
Oaktree's diversivied portfolio served it well, with a gold stock --...
Michael Burry as activist investor? It doesn't seem likely that the famously media-shy hedge fund manager would take a page from Carl Icahn's playbook, but that's just what appears to be happening.
Burry told Barron's in an article published Wednesday that Scion Asset Management owns 3 million shares, or 3.3% of GameStop Corp....
Sun Valley Gold led all hedge funds in Q2 of 2019 with a 56% 13F-based return. But the eye-popping performance by the Ketchum, Idaho-based fund comes with an asterisk, as explained below.
Ketchum-based Sun Valley is a materials-focused hedge fund managed by Peter F. Palmedo, who founded the firm in 1999. According to Sun...
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 Data (ADS) and Cimpress N.V. (CMPR) holdings. Mecham reduced other...
GE is another Enron, only worse. That's according to forensic accountant Harry Markopolos, famous for raising red flags about Bernie Madoff ’s Ponzi scheme before most anyone else had a clue.
Markipolos released a report on Thursday claiming General Electric (GE) has been practicing Enron-like fraud for "decades." Enron reached a $40 billion...
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 most notably, the renowned value investor added a new stake...
Donald Trump's insider buying history is short, but interesting, given the fact that the former corporate insider is now the 45th President of the United States.
It was Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 at 3:08 PM when Donald J. Trump filed a Form 4 with the SEC. But few noticed. There were more important...