The Frontaura Global Frontier Fund lost an estimated 19% to 20% in March, according to the firm's 31 March investor update. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more geralt / Pixabay According to the update, which ValueWalk has been able to review, Frontaura's managers estimate that following this loss, the fund...
If Warren Buffett had to recommend just one chapter of one book that explains his investment philosophy, I think it is highly likely he would recommend chapter 8 of the Intelligent Investor. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more On several occasions in the past, the Oracle of Omaha has...
Chinese-born American investor and hedge fund manager Li Lu is considered to be one of the best value investors alive today. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The founder and Chairman of Himalaya Capital Management started his investment career in 1997 when he launched Himalaya. He has since gone on...
Throughout 2008 and 2009, the financial world was rocked by one of the worst credit crunches in history. Financial institutions around the world collapsed, and many had to be bailed out by their respective governments as funding sources dried up, and losses exploded. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and...
"Investment success requires an appropriate mind-set," Seth Klarman declared in his now out of print book, The Margin of Safety, Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If you’re looking for value stocks, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge fund managers, check...
The global COVID-19 outbreak has already had a "profound effect" on society, and many of the changes it has brought are "likely to reverberate through our economy for a significant period of time, perhaps years," according to Ike Kier and Ilya Zaides, the co-founders of KG Funds Management. Q4 2019...
In 2017, Seth Klarman's $29 billion Baupost Group, announced that it was planning to return some capital to investors by the end of the year because it did not see enough opportunities in the market. If you’re looking for value stocks, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge fund managers, check...
Last week Pershing Square's founder and CEO, Bill Ackman, made an impassioned plea on CNBC to shut down the country for 30 days to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus. For more up-to-date hedge fund content, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge fund managers, check out Hidden Value Stocks. Ackman's comments sent the stock...
For many decades, Sears was the leading department store in America. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If you’re looking for value stocks, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge fund managers, check out Hidden Value Stocks. However, the company failed to adapt to a changing environment and was soon overtaken...
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article covering Seth Klarman's 2010 annual letter to his investors of the Baupost hedge fund. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In his letter, the value investor outlined the 20 lessons he took away from the 2008 financial crisis. Klarman also outlined 10...
Some of the world's largest hedge funds have suffered significant declines in recent weeks as the market sell-off has caught traders by surprise. For more up-to-date hedge fund content, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge fund managers, check out Hidden Value Stocks. vainodesositis / Pixabay Emerging markets-focused hedge funds have been particularly badly...
Wilmot Harkey's Nantahala Capital Management has continued its run of good performance. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Kanenori / Pixabay After returning 19% in 2018 by targeting under the radar stocks, Nantahala Capital returned +14.6% net of fees and expenses for the quarter ending December 31, 2019, according to...
The 400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund produced a net return of 0.73% in January according to a copy of the firm's January investor update, a copy of which has been reviewed by ValueWalk. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Returns in January were driven by cash flow gains of...
At the Daily Journal Corporation's 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, the firm's billionaire chairman, Charlie Munger spoke for over two hours on a series of topics as well as taking questions from the audience of assembled shareholders. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If you’re looking for value stocks,...
"The most dramatic and valuable lesson," Seth Klarman began in an opinion piece for the investment magazine Barron's in February 1999, "from the fabulous (and still counting) 50-year plus investment career of Warren Buffett is the legendary account of his steadfast conviction amid the 1973 to 1975 bear market." Q4...
At least one hedge fund is taking advantage of the current market volatility to increase its exposure to equities. Long/short equity hedge fund Maverick Capital, which was founded by Tiger Cub Lee Ainslie, is using market declines to "upgrade the quality of the portfolio," by adding to companies that were...
The recent market turmoil has helped a handful of hedge funds generate substantial returns for their investors. According to the Financial Times, RG Niederhoffer Capital Management's flagship diversified fund, which is one of the world's oldest quantitative hedge funds, has gained 37% so far this year. That's compared to a...
In his 2010 annual letter, Seth Klarman wrote about the 20 lessons he took away from the 2008 financial crisis. Ten years on, these lessons are just as valuable today as they were when Klarman first published the list. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If you’re looking for value...
For the 12 months ended October 31, 1997, Seth Klarman's Baupost hedge fund produced a return of 27%, despite holding 20% of its assets in cash during the period. Over the same time frame, the S&P 500 returned 32%. The late 1990s was one of the most volatile and tough periods...
The Daily Journal Corporation's market value has exploded over the past decade, even as its core business has declined. The company's balance sheet has snowballed in size thanks to the investment skills of its chairman, Charlie Munger. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If you’re looking for value stocks,...
Seth Klarman has been the manager of the Boston-based hedge fund, Baupost, for over three decades. During this time, he's seen some of the most volatile market environments of all time. These include the financial crisis and the dot-com bubble. If you’re looking for value stocks, and exclusive access to value-focused...
As equity markets around the world slumped in February, Alkeon Growth Partners managed to avoid the worst of the decline. Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more According to its February investor update, a copy of which ValueWalk has been able to review, (more…)
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