The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2024

Among the many anticipated 13F filings from billionaire asset managers is that of Ken Griffin's hedge fund, Citadel Advisors. Since its inception, no hedge fund has been more profitable than Citadel, which often hedges its common stock positions with various put and call options. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Although the data is potentially stale for active hedge funds, it offers a glimpse into which stocks, industries, sectors, and trends are piquing the interest of top money managers. Form 4 filings show that Buffett and his crew added to Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) , as well, during the fourth quarter.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 16, 2024

Several hedge fund billionaires trimmed their positions in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) during the first quarter, and patched the holes in their portfolios by purchasing the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) and/or the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT), two index funds with significant growth prospects. David Shaw of D.E. Shaw sold 1.4

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Last year, it was revealed the hedge fund manager opened a position in Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) , the parent company of internet search tool Google and video sharing platform YouTube. For this reason, Ackman's stake in Alphabet represented something greater than just a new position. But why?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2023

Tepper runs the global hedge fund Appaloosa Management. The billionaire hedge fund manager recently boosted his stake in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) by a whopping 580%. Tepper's hedge fund now owns 1.02 The stake is worth more than $450 million. David Tepper isn't as widely known as Warren Buffett.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 16, 2024

Few hedge fund managers have been as all-in on artificial intelligence (AI) as David Tepper. His Appaloosa fund's portfolio has been stacked with AI stocks for quite a while. However, Tepper reduced his hedge fund's positions in all of them in Q2. Tepper cut Appaloosa's stake in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) by 9.2%

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 26, 2024

In fact, hedge funds continued to reduce their exposure to the popular stock in the second quarter, continuing a trend from the first quarter. Apple It shouldn't be a big surprise to find Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on hedge funds' shopping lists. Its Apple stake is entirely new. Image source: Getty Images. It added 2.6

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 8, 2024

For example, in the first quarter of 2024, both men slashed their hedge funds ' positions in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). We know that Griffin's Citadel hedge fund owned over 3.6 Tepper's Appaloosa hedge fund owned 790,000 shares of Nvidia at the end of 2023. Tepper's Appaloosa hedge fund left between $76.2

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The hedge fund managers listed below sold shares of Nvidia in the first half of 2024, and they started positions in the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) , an exchange-traded fund that tracks Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). million shares of nvidia in the first half of 2024, cutting his stake by 63%. He also bought 1.6

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2024

Several successful hedge fund managers sold shares of Nvidia during the first quarter, while simultaneously buying shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) , one of the recently approved spot Bitcoin ETFs. million shares of Nvidia in the first quarter, reducing his stake 68%. Ken Griffin at Citadel Advisors sold 2.4

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The Motley Fool

MAY 26, 2024

Taking profits in chip giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was a popular move among billionaire hedge fund managers in the first quarter, with a number of notable ones reducing their stakes in the company. Alphabet is drawing investor interest One of the first things that tends to grab hedge fund managers' attention is valuation.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Laffont's hedge fund, which is primarily focused on game-changing tech stocks, closed out June with approximately $25.7 Laffont completely exited Coatue's stake in Palantir Let me preface the following discussion by pointing out that Coatue Management is an actively managed fund. billion in AUM spread across 74 holdings.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2024

Several big hedge fund managers were among those investors who made a lot of money by investing early in Nvidia. Some hedge fund managers selling investments in Nvidia include: Stanley Druckenmiller: sold 71% (441,551) of his family office's shares and 100% (4,895) of his call options on Nvidia.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 22, 2024

Pick a megacap AI stock, and there's a pretty good chance that it's in the portfolio of his hedge fund, Appaloosa Management. Not so magnificent in Tepper's view In the fourth quarter of 2023, Tepper slashed Appaloosa's stake in Nvidia by nearly 23%. Appaloosa also reduced its stake in Alphabet by more than 16%.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2025

Sign Up For Free Although 13Fs aren't without their flaws -- since they're filed up to 45 calendar days after a quarter ends, they can provide stale data for active hedge funds -- they're ideal for highlighting the stocks, industries, sectors, and trends that are piquing the interest of Wall Street's most-successful investors.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Just look at Ken Griffin's purchases for his Citadel hedge fund in the second quarter of 2024. He increased Citadel's stake by 20% or more for 35 of the hedge fund's top-50 holdings. This increased Citadel's stake by 63%. Dividend stocks aren't just for income investors. Want proof?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Some of the most successful hedge fund billionaires are looking to capture their fair share of the profits wrought by the accelerating adoption of AI. In a prescient move, he bet heavily on the recovery of distressed financial institutions, becoming the highest-earning hedge fund manager of 2009. million.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The hedge fund managers listed below (all of whom are billionaires) sold Nvidia stock in the second quarter while buying shares of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEMKT: IWM) , an index fund that tracks the small-cap Russell 2000. million shares of Nvidia, slashing his stake by 79%. for every $1,000 invested in the fund.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

Blackstone has held the final close of its energy transition credit fund, Blackstone Green Private Credit Fund III (BGREEN III) at its hard cap of $7.1bn, making it the largest energy transition private credit fund ever raised. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

When it comes to investing, hedge funds generally have a bad reputation -- and for good reason. An analysis of hedge fund returns between 2011 and 2020 found that the S&P 500 beat the average hedge fund's return every single year , and usually by a wide margin. The hedge fund holds 9.4

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2024

David Tepper is a billionaire known for owning the NFL's Carolina Panthers team and co-founding the hedge fund Appaloosa Management. According to Appaloosa's latest 13F, the firm dumped 84% of its stake in semiconductor stock Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in the second quarter.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 2, 2024

Both men's fortunes were built largely as a result of shrewd hedge fund investments through the years. Both billionaire investors own these "Magnificent Seven" stocks in their respective hedge funds. The only outlier is Tesla , which neither hedge fund owns. Tepper increased his stake in Amazon by over 5.3%

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

While 13Fs have their noted flaws -- they're 45 days old when filed, thus providing stale information for active hedge funds -- they can still offer invaluable guidance as to which stocks, industries, sectors, and trends have the undivided attention of Wall Street's greatest investment minds. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Israel Englander is a billionaire hedge fund manager and serves as the CEO of Millennium Management. Below, I'm going to share one of the fund's new positions and explore the benefits and risks of investing in this particular up-and-coming biotech stock. So far in 2024, shares of Summit have gained 699%.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Admittedly, 13Fs have a drawback -- they're filed up to 45 calendar days following the end to a quarter, which means they're likely providing stale information for active hedge funds. During the second quarter, Yass's fund jettisoned 52,497,275 shares of Nvidia's stock, which reduced its stake by 73% from the March-ended quarter.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

Recent research by The Motley Fool shines a light on the most popular technology stocks held by billionaire hedge fund managers. What they might find surprising, however, is that two AI tech stocks are owned by more hedge funds, while another is neck and neck with Nvidia. The Children's Investment Fund (Christopher Hohn).

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2023

Even some of Wall Street's most prominent hedge fund billionaires are scooping up shares of AI-related stocks, intent on capitalizing from the current AI boom. Last year, Citadel became the most successful hedge fund ever , generating a windfall of $16 billion in profits in 2022 -- while most others suffered from the downturn.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2024

Even so, the hedge fund managers listed below trimmed their positions in Nvidia during the second quarter while reinvesting profits in Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) , another semiconductor company that recently completed a 10-for-1 stock split. Israel Englander of Millennium Management sold 676,242 shares of Nvidia, reducing his stake by 5%.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2024

It's not surprising that billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors hedge fund owns shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). On the other hand, Griffin nearly doubled his stake in Apple in Q2. Although the hedge fund manager has sold some shares of Apple in the past, he appears to be quite bullish about the stock now.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

His Citadel hedge fund's portfolio includes over 5,800 holdings. Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) ranks as the largest individual stock holding for Griffin and his third-largest holding overall (after two exchange-traded fund s). As of June 30, 2024, his hedge fund owned 7.69 At the end of Q2, the hedge fund owned 4.84

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The Motley Fool

MAY 10, 2024

When it comes to hedge fund managers, Bill Ackman is in a class by himself. He etched his name into Wall Street history by going against hedge fund norms, acquiring significant stakes in just a few companies, and holding them for the long term. billion in assets under management. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 12, 2024

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is planning to create a new publicly traded investment fund and is kicking off a pre-IPO roadshow to build investor interest. The new fund will be called Pershing Square USA and will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PSUS. annualized) since its Jan 2004 inception. annualized).

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The Motley Fool

MAY 26, 2024

And it shouldn't come as a surprise that billionaire hedge fund managers and other investors are among the beneficiaries from the breakthrough technology. His Duquesne Family Office fund added 26,150 shares of Microsoft in the quarter, representing its biggest stock holding. million shares of Alphabet.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 19, 2024

Among those investors is billionaire David Tepper, who heads Appaloosa Management, the hedge fund he founded in 1993. billion and has been called "arguably the greatest hedge fund manager of his generation," for his knack for consistently outperforming his industry peers. Tepper is worth roughly $20.6

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The following hedge fund billionaires have navigated the situation by selling shares of Nvidia in the second quarter, and redeploying capital into the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) , a growth-focused index fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 index. million shares of Nvidia, shrinking his stake by 8%. He also purchased 2.8

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Below, I'll look at three stocks that hedge fund billionaires were piling into as 2023 drew to a close. Citadel is extremely diversified, with only four positions rising to more than 1% of the fund. Citadel had amassed a stake of 5 million shares of Microsoft stock, representing 1.7% of the fund, worth roughly $1.87

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

He manages Pershing Square Capital Management, the hedge fund he founded, which has nearly $11 billion in assets under management. What sets Ackman apart from his hedge fund colleagues is that Pershing Square owns large stakes in just eight to 12 companies and generally holds them for years. billion in profit.

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