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Some hedge fund losers in today’s Dell Action

Posted on May 23rd, 2012 by daniel

Dell Inc. (DELL) is down around 18% today after reporting weaker than expected earnings and providing a disappointing 2nd quarter revenue outlook.  Below are just a few notable funds that held shares in Dell on March 31st.  Go here to get complete listings of all funds that bought or sold Dell this past quarter. A […]

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Potential Winners/Losers in Today’s ARNA and JPM Action

Posted on May 11th, 2012 by daniel

While the Q4 2011 13f filing data is now stale, enough early Q1 2012 filings have come in as well as a couple of 13G filings that indicate possible winners and losers in today’s action. Winners in Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) Arena Pharmaceuticals is up 61% today after experts recommended approval for the company’s obesity pill. […]

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Potential Hedge Fund Winners and Losers in GMCR’s Big Drop

Posted on May 3rd, 2012 by daniel

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) plunged 40% at the opening today after reporting slowing growth and slashing its fiscal 2012 outlook. Notable hedge fund losers include Tiger Consumer Management (4.06% of their total 13f portfolio) run by Patrick McCormack, Philippe Laffont’s Coatue Management (3.27%) and Brett Barakett’s Tremblant Capital (3.87%) among others.  It should be […]

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Some Hedge Fund Winners and Losers From Today’s Action in CHRS and CHK

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 by daniel

As of 11:00 a.m. EDT Charming Shoppes (CHRS) was up 24%.  The company agreed to be bought by Ascena Retail Group Inc for $7.93 a share.  Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) was down 13%.  The company was downgraded to neutral by Robert W. Baird and Chesapeake also disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had ended […]

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Latest Hedge Fund Related News We’re Reading – April 30th, 2012

Posted on April 30th, 2012 by daniel

Julian Robertson’s Undervalued Picks [seekingalpha.com] Julian Robertson tells CBS News that contributing to Romney campaign was on the best investments he’s made. [businessinsider.com] Baupost’s Seth Klarman interesting Low P/E picks [seekingalpha.com] Why does Seth Klarman like Vivendi? [insidermonkey.com] Activists piled into Barnes & Noble [thestreet.com] Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman seeking new CEO at Canadian Pacific […]

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