Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Baupost Betting Big On Energy

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager Seth Klarman pointed out in a year-end letter to investors in the Baupost Group’s fund that he wasn’t seeing many bargains in the stock market with the exception of the energy sector. With […]

Four Newly Added HedgeCoVest Models Spark Changes In Portfolios

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Over the last month, there have been four new single-strategy models added to the platform the Maxwell Thacher US Equity Yield model, the Maxwell Thacher Global Opportunity model, the Ashbury Behavioral Long Short model and the Innovative […]

After A Closer Look Its Clear Not All Chinese Stocks Are Rallying

New York (HedgeCo.Net) The Chinese stock market has been all the rage for several months now and with good reason. Over the last year, the Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) is up almost 150% over the last 12 months. This information […]

Legislation Proposed To End Tax Break For Hedge Funds

New York (HedgeCo.net) – With all the political rhetoric from the Democratic Party, you knew it was coming. On Thursday, Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. and House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Sander Levin, D-Mich, introduced legislation that would end […]

Daniel Loeb Dumps Alibaba Stake

New York (HedgeCo.net) – In this week’s HedgeCoVest newsletter, we pointed out how two well-known Chinese stocks were not participating in the huge rally in Chinese stocks. The article was entitled Not All Chinese Stocks Are Rallying. The two individual […]

The Balancing Act Investors Are Trying To Pull Off

New York (HedgeCo.Net) As the current bullish phase continues, investors seem to be getting more and more skeptical as far as how much longer it will last. As a result, investors are trying to figure out how to participate in […]

Biotech Long-Only Composite Leads With A YTD Of 28%

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Looking at the composite models and the changes that were made during the week from June 11 through June 18, we saw lots of changes in the top five positions in the models, but there were […]

Manager Profile and Insights: Kathryn Schwartz, Pawleys Capital Management

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Pawleys Capital Management is a Registered Investment Advisor based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, just outside Charleston. They currently offer the Pawleys Growth Fund and the Pawleys Dividend Fund. We recently had the opportunity to speak […]

How Important Is Greece In The Hedge Fund Realm

New York (HedgeCo.net) – It seems as if each trading day is being dictated by the latest news out of Greece. Is there a deal or did talks break off again? In the overall scheme of things, yes Greece and […]

Hedge Funds Betting On A Canadian Real Estate Bubble

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge funds that made ridiculous returns by betting on the U.S. housing market implosion in 2007 have now selected their next target. These hedge funds are now betting on a similar implosion in Canada and […]

Leon Cooperman Offers His Take on The Fed Rate Hike

New York (HedgeCo.net) – With so much attention being paid to the Fed and when the process of raising rates might start, it doesn’t hurt to hear from a well-respected hedge fund manager. Omega Advisors CEO Leon Cooperman recently offered […]

Pension Funds Behaving Like Individual Investors

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Over the last five years, corporate pension funds have quadrupled their allocations to hedge funds, but some of those funds may be having regrets as the hedge fund industry has lagged the overall market during this bullish […]