David Einhorn’s long/ short Greenlight Capital was not the only place of pain for the famed investor in Q1. Einhorn’s fund of funds got killed during the first quarter, just as many funds did. Einhorn’s Greenlight Masters fund was down 17.9% for the quarter. The fund of funds lost 3.5% in January, 3.4% in February and 11.9% in March during the steep selloff. According to the fund’s tear sheet, which was reviewed by ValueWalk, Einhorn’s Masters QP and funds were exposed 116% long and -57% short for a gross exposure of 173% and net exposure of 59%. Thirteen percent of…
Exclusive: David Einhorn’s fund of funds got killed in Q1
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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.