Hedge Funds

The recent equity market rally, which has launched the S&P 500 on course for its best month since July 2022, squeezed hedge fund short sellers to the tune of $43 billion. Data collected by S3 Partners showed that hedge fund short-selling losses between Tuesday and Friday last week — following...

Saba Capital Management has called on BlackRock to merge its ESG Allocation Trust subsidiary with one its ESG (environmental social governance) mutual funds, in the hope of creating a $200 million windfall for investors. Saba Capital founder and chief investment officer Boaz Weinstein tweeted on...

Media giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has had a rough 2023 with the company's share price hitting lows not seen in about a decade. With activists circling the company, major changes could be on the horizon. What Happened: Activist investor Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management has launched...

When interest rates hit historic lows during the coronavirus pandemic, many multifamily investors acquired deals using floating-rate bridge loans. Interest rates have since soared — often doubling — and those investors not having trouble making payments and are defaulting on the loans.  ...

Brad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter Capital, has expressed strong optimism for the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), declaring it to be more impactful than the internet or mobile technology. Gerstner made these remarks at the CNBC Delivering Alpha Investor Summit on Thursday....

Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, has taken a bold stance against the conventional wisdom of owning bonds. In an interview with Bloomberg during the 10th Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, he declared his aversion to debt, bonds, and...

Hedge funds have suffered over $6 billion in losses this year, underestimating the resilience of U.S. consumers, particularly in the cruise line and hotel sectors, Financial Times reports. Hedge funds bet against companies like Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) and Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE:CCL),...

Hedge fund investor and long time deficit hawk Stanley Druckenmiller reportedly said the current deadlock over the debt ceiling is dwarfed by the dangers of unchecked future government spending. What Happened: Druckenmiller said on Monday, "The fiscal recklessness of the last decade has been like...

Hedge funds appear to be holding the view that the U.S. economy will not tip into recession in coming times as is reflected by their record bets against the 10-year benchmark U.S. Treasury notes. What Happened: Leveraged investors increased their net shorts on 10-year Treasury futures to a record 1...

Hedge funds raised stakes in financial sector stocks amid the banking crisis in March with lower prices presenting buying opportunities, according to a report that cited an S&P Global Market Intelligence note. What Happened: “Hedge funds used the bank stress as an early buying opportunity...

Bridgewater Associates, founded by billionaire investor Ray Dalio, has reportedly raised a minimum of $800 million in recent months for a new fund strategy that has been designed to help wade through equity bear markets and generate returns negatively correlated to equities. The launch of the...

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has criticized Ray Dalio, founder and board member of Bridgewater Associates, saying the latter hasn't proposed stopping giant hedge funds and private equity funds from forcing companies to squeeze out every ounce of profits, typically by suppressing wages and...

Quant hedge funds have significant power over the market—they control nearly a third of the daily liquid volume traded. When stocks make strange moves, such as when O’Reilly Auto Parts shares started to move when Bill O’Reilly was in the headlines, traders often blame the unusual...

Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, perhaps best known for his short thesis on Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL), has decided to call it quits. Tilson's hedge fund, Kase Capital, will be closing shop after offering investors a disappointing return profile, the Wall Street Journal reported....

From time to time, some of the biggest and most notable stocks, like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), will sell off for no apparent reason. Many investors are likely confused by such illogical moves and may even start second-guessing their whole approach to investing. But most important to keep in mind...