When it was discovered ValueAct Capital returned $1.25 billion in investor assets last week, or nearly 8% of its asset base, it came as a shock. But reading between the lines of the April 3 letter to investors reviewed by ValueWalk and piecing together the market panoply, the move seems restlessly prudent amid what Federal Reserve commentators said were “quite high” market valuations. ValueAct recognizes stocks are priced on a relative basis to other investments It is not just that the stock market is trading at a median multiple of 18 times earnings that matters – a key point mentioned…
ValueAct Returning $1.25 Billion To Investors Makes Sense In Trumped Up Market
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.