Category Archives: HedgeCo News
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 […]
How Liquid Are Liquid Alternatives?
New York (HedgeCo.net) Liquid alternative mutual funds have seen explosive growth over the last five years and with good reason. The idea behind liquid alts is to offer the benefits of hedge fund strategies while eliminating some of the issues […]
Industry Survey Suggests Blended Portfolios On The Rise
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Citigroup recently released its sixth annual Industry Evolution Survey and the results showed that investment managers are working on portfolios that make use of new products and attempt to build dynamic portfolios that blend different asset […]
Big Difference in Commitment Of Traders For S&P and NASDAQ
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The latest commitment of trader’s reports on Friday showed that large speculators have differing opinions on two of the three main indices at this time. The mini S&P futures show a net short position of 116,649 […]
Fund of Hedge Funds Outperforming Individual Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) We have featured several articles about how the HedgeCoVest platform can be used to build a portfolio of hedge fund strategies, kind of like building your own fund of hedge funds. The benefits of building a fund […]
July Produced Mixed Results For Big Name Fund Managers
New York (HedgeCo.net) – July wasn’t a bad month for the market as the indices tried to bounce back from the losses in June, but the results turned in by some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry […]
Discovery Capital Management Enjoys Big July
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After getting caught on the wrong side of the selloff in China, Robert Citrone’s Discovery Capital Management bounced back with gain of 5.88% on July and that moved the fund in to positive territory on the […]
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Index Up in July
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 1.38% in July which was a nice recovery from the 2.05% loss for the month of June. The index, which was designed to represent the overall hedge […]
Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital Added to the List
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment firms continue to post poor second quarter results. On Monday, Greenlight Capital RE, the reinsurer headed by David Einhorn, reported a second quarter loss of $39.6 million on revenue of $67.6 million. Shares of […]
Citadel Considering IPO in 2016
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Seven years ago, Ken Griffin saw his hedge fund empire on the verge of a collapse, but Citadel has rebounded like the market and he is now considering taking the firm public. The idea has been […]
Puerto Rico Misses Debt Payment
New York (HedgeCo.net) – It seemed like it was only a matter of time, but it finally happened on Saturday—Puerto Rico missed a bond payment. The island U.S. commonwealth of 3.5 million people has been in negotiations with hedge funds […]