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David Tepper Dumps Google, But Loves General Motors And Apple
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 3:16pm | 360David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management’s equity portfolio is losing. Over the second quarter of the year, its market value fell from $5.7 billion to $4.03 billion. Despite this, knowing what Tepper is investing in might provide some interesting research-backed ideas. Over the quarter,...
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John Paulson Betting On Healthcare And Consumer Discretionary Stocks
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 3:11pm | 525Paulson & Company is a hedge fund managed by John Paulson, who many might remember for his famous stakes against subprime mortgages. The firm tends to invest across most sectors of the economy. In its recently filed Form 13F for the second quarter of the year, the fund disclosed seven new...
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Beyond Netflix: Carl Icahn's Q2 Moves Included Icahn Enterprises, Gannett & Cheniere Energy
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 4:09pm | 548Carl Icahn recently filed his 13F for the second quarter of the year, disclosing his long equity stakes as of June 30, 2015. On top of his much-discussed Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) closure, the quarter saw three more moves from the billionaire. Following these transactions, Icahn’s...
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Seth Klarman's Baupost Group Is Bullish On Energy & Communications
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 4:05pm | 461Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group is one the largest hedge funds in the world. Its equity portfolio, now worth roughly $6 billion, comprises only 32 stocks, and is mostly allocated to energy (40 percent), information technology (31 percent) and healthcare (22 percent) stocks. Over the second...
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What Steven Cohen Did With His Wealth In Q2
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 4:02pm | 647Steven Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management recently disclosed its long equity stakes for the second quarter of the year. After more than 960 stock purchases and sales, the fund’s equity portfolio’s value fell slightly, from $14.67 billion as of the end of the first quarter, to $14....
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Warren Buffett Bullish On Axalta Coating Systems, Sells Out Of National-Oilwell Varco, Phillips 66
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 5:34pm | 595Just a few minutes ago, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its Form 13F for the second quarter of the year, disclosing its long equity positions as of June 30, 2015. Below is a look into the firm’s portfolio and some of its most interesting moves and positions. As is the norm...
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Jim Simons Betting On Microsoft, Colgate-Palmolive, Novo Nordisk & Alaska Air
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 3:21pm | 561On Friday, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies filed its Form 13F for the second quarter of the year, disclosing its long equity positions as of June 30, 2015. So, let’s take a look at the firm’s portfolio and some of its most interesting moves and positions. After 479 new...
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Sysco Rising After Nelson Peltz Reveals Activist Stake
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 3:17pm | 297Shares of SYSCO Corporation (NYSE: SYY) are trading up 6.7 percent on Friday afternoon, after Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners disclosed a new activist position in the company. According to a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC, the fund acquired, over the past couple of months, 42,061,438 shares...
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Donald Yacktman Liked PepsiCo And P&G Over Patterson, Dreamworks Animation Last Quarter
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 4:53pm | 392Last Monday, Yacktman Asset Management, the hedge fund managed by famed Donald Yacktman, disclosed its long equity positions as of the end of the second quarter of the year. Over the period, the firm started no new stakes, but increased its exposure to 5 stocks, trimmed its participation in...
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Chuck Royce Bets On Saia, Continues To Like Buckle In New 13F Filing
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 4:18pm | 434On Monday, Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates filed its Schedule 13F with the SEC, disclosing his long equity positions as of the end of the second quarter of 2015. So, let’s take a look at some of his most interesting stakes and moves. The Portfolio After purchasing 59 new...
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Exclusive: Elliott's Paul Singer Says Rumors Of Yahoo Position Are Not True
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 4:16pm | 285Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) traded up over 5 percent near $36.50 on Thursday following rumors that Paul Singer's Elliott Associates had started a position in the company. In an email to Benzinga, Singer said rumors of the Yahoo position were not true. Shares have since fallen on...
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Hedge Funds Update: Gabelli Likes Federal-Mogul, Daniel S. Och Loves Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 4:55pm | 309Tracking hedge fund moves can provide investors with research-backed investment ideas. Let’s take a look at some of the most relevant transactions this week. Mario Gabelli On Monday, the firms and entities affiliated with Mario Gabelli (GAMCO Investors, Gabelli Funds, GSI, MJG...
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Cheniere Energy Spikes After Carl Icahn Goes Long
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 3:08pm | 286Shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) were up more than 5 percent on Friday, after Carl Icahn disclosed late Thursday a new activist position in the company. According to the 13D filing, Icahn owns 19,353,530 shares of the company’s Common Stock, which represent 8.18 percent of the...
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Thursday's Top Hedge Fund Moves: Mario Gabelli Likes Aerojet Rocketdyne, Bill Ackman Loves Mondelez
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 4:50pm | 369Tracking hedge fund moves is a useful way to come up with research-backed investment ideas. So, let’s take a look at some of Thursday’s top hedge fund moves. Mario Gabelli According to a 13D SEC filing, the funds affiliated with Mario Gabelli (GAMCO Investors, Gabelli Funds, Teton...
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Hedge Fund Action: Dan Loeb Likes Baxter, Gabelli Prefers Global Sources
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 5:23pm | 307Many investors consider tracking hedge fund moves key to their strategy. So, let’s take a look at this week’s most relevant transactions involving large hedge funds. Third Point On Wednesday, Dan Loeb’s Third Point disclosed a new position in Baxter International Inc (NYSE:...