Author Archives: Jurica Dujmovic
Majority of Models Outperform Overall Market for August
New York (HedgeCo.Net) August was a brutal month for the global stock market as major indices, in most cases, dropped over eight percent. The S&P dropped 6.26% and that made it one of the leading indices from around the globe. […]
Modern Portfolio Theory Needs To Be Modernized
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) has been a successful investment theory over the years. At the heart of MPT is the idea of diversification and the fact that risk can be reduced through a well-diversified portfolio with […]
Manager Models Bounce Back Nicely in Mixed Week
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Last week was a mixed week with the market dropping sharply on Monday, dropping again on Tuesday and then it came roaring back on Wednesday and Thursday before breaking even on Friday. When all was said […]
HedgeCoVest Versus Market Vectors Indices in August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – August was a rough month for the global stock market as all major indices lost at least 5% on the month and some saw double-digit losses. With that market environment as a backdrop, Market Vectors Index […]
Five of Six HedgeCoVest Portfolios Outperform Overall Market
(HedgeCo.net) – The overall market lost 5.77% last week, and that was the worst weekly loss in the last four years for the S&P 500. The HedgeCoVest portfolios fared much better as a whole with five out of the six […]
HedgeCoVest Composite Models Hold Their Ground in Meltdown
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Thursday saw the overall U.S. stock market get routed as investors fled due to global economic fears and fear the Fed would raise interest rates too soon or too fast. The S&P lost 2.11% and the […]
What External Hedge Funds Like and Dislike the Most
New York (HedgeCo.net) – We spend a considerable amount of time analyzing and reporting on what sectors the hedge funds on the HedgeCoVest platform like and don’t like. This past week, Credit Suisse released a report showing which sectors mutual funds, […]
American Express up Over 8% After Stake Announced by Activist Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – When it was announced on Friday that activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital Management had secured a $1 billion stake in American Express (NYSE: AXP), it was natural to expect a bounce in the stock and bounce […]
Ackman Calls Out Wall Street Journal
New York (HedgeCo.net) – It is no secret that Bill Ackman and his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital are big investors in government sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Ackman has been touting the two stocks for a year […]
Hedge funds foiled by Europe’s distorted debt market
(Reuters) – Ultra-easy European Central Bank monetary policy is protecting the debts of some of the bloc’s weakest countries from attack by speculative hedge funds. Through a combination of low rates and bond purchases over the last four months, the […]
UBS said to close feeder fund
(Reuters) – UBS shut down a feeder fund that provided wealthy clients access to billionaire investor John Paulson‘sAdvantage fund due to the high cost of operating that portfolio, two sources said last week. Reuters reports that the bank shut down the […]
Warren Buffett just crushed Bill Ackman’s dream deal
(Yahoo Finance) – Warren Buffett — billionaire investor, philanthropist, Bill Ackman dream-crusher. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square, had taken a $5.5 billion stake in Mondelez, the snack company behind Oreos and Ritz […]