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AUGUST 10, 2024

While he originally planned to raise $25 billion for the fund, he significantly lowered the amount before scrapping it altogether as demand failed to materialize. But investors interested in following Ackman's investment style can still track his Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, focuses on a few high-quality businesses where Ackman feels the stock has become mispriced, relative to its value. Bill Ackman is one of the best-known billionaire investors in the world. He will then buy shares and use his influence to unlock shareholder value.

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APRIL 9, 2024

That's the view of hedge fund manager Mark Yusko, founder and manager of the Morgan Creek Digital firm. Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) should more than double its price from $68,000 to $150,000 before the end of the year. Yusko also expects the "digital gold" crypto to grow tenfold over the next decade.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Even though Citadel often hedges its common-stock holdings with put and call options, as well as options contracts held short, which wouldn't show up on a 13F, it's nevertheless one of the most-awaited 13Fs each quarter. It's why the analysts at PwC expect AI to add $15.7 trillion to the worldwide economy by 2030.

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MARCH 26, 2025

The closest to an index fund you'll get Let's start with a story. In 2007, Buffett bet $1 million that an S&P 500 index fund would outperform a portfolio of hedge funds over a decade, when including the hedge funds' associated expenses. Ted Seides, a hedge fund manager, took the bet -- and lost.

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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. of its portfolio. The billionaire investor sold more than 15.6%

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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. Image source: Getty Images. Image source: Getty Images. million shares of Apple.

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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. Image source: Getty Images.

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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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MARCH 19, 2025

Among the strongest contenders are KKR, Hong Kong-based infrastructure investor CKI, hedge fund Covalis Capital, and London-based Castle Water. The embattled UK utility, which serves 16 million households and carries nearly 20bn in debt, is aiming to secure billions in new equity by the end of June to stave off insolvency.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

They don't list short positions (if any exist), and since they're filed up to 45 days following the end to a quarter, they can provide stale information for active hedge funds. To be upfront, 13Fs are far from perfect.

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JULY 26, 2024

Morgan Private Bank 2024 Global Family Office Report found that rich families invest about 46% of their portfolios in "alternative assets," which the survey defines as hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and venture capital (VC) funds. That's because these alternative investments can be especially risky.

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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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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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JULY 12, 2024

It's important to note that this is not an IPO of Bill Ackman's well-known Pershing Square hedge fund, which owns stakes in companies such as Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Chipotle (NYSE: CMG). Rather, Pershing Square USA will be a new closed-end fund. annualized) since its Jan 2004 inception. annualized).

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Point72 Asset Management, the hedge fund founded by Steve Cohen, is entering the booming private credit market with a new strategy headed by Todd Hirsch, a former senior managing director at Blackstone, according to a report by Reuters citing an internal company statement.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Druckenmiller is known for running the Duquesne Capital Management hedge fund for nearly three decades with an average annual return of 30% and no losing years. Rajiv Jain's GQG Partners was the biggest hedge fund purchaser of Philip Morris in the quarter, buying 6.4 Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors bought 1.79

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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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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. Through the years, the billionaire hedge fund manager has increased and decreased Citadel's stake in Pfizer. Want proof?

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JUNE 3, 2024

They avoid hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity There's a misconception that millionaires get access to better investments than everybody else. Take the professionally managed hedge funds available to wealthy investors. Take the professionally managed hedge funds available to wealthy investors.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Many people follow billionaire hedge fund managers to get investing inspiration -- and that makes sense. After all, those investors have turned their own funds into billions. One is that many of these funds invest in hundreds or even thousands of stocks, using a combination of diversification and risk-management strategies.

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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. While the GPU maker still ranks as the hedge fund's fourth-largest holding, Tepper clearly isn't as bullish about it as he once was. Alphabet remains the seventh-largest position in his hedge fund.

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APRIL 21, 2024

It probably won't surprise you to learn that some of the Magnificent Seven stocks are among the most common holdings among billionaire hedge fund managers. Here are three tech stocks, owned by some of the most prominent hedge funds in the United States, that could have massive growth potential in the years ahead.

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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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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. A 13F allows investors to see which stocks Wall Street's most-prominent and successful asset managers purchased and sold during the previous quarter.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These investors include some billionaire hedge fund managers, such as David Tepper, who runs Appaloosa Management. Managing a hedge fund isn't like having an individual portfolio. However, some savvy investors are starting to sell, just in case Nvidia can't live up to the lofty expectations built into the stock.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Half of the top 20 billionaire hedge fund managers now own Bitcoin. In fact, hedge funds have emerged as some of the biggest buyers of these ETFs. For example, earlier this summer, two high-profile billionaire hedge fund managers -- David Shaw of D.E. But that seems to be changing in 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Bitcoin Hedge fund billionaires Stanley Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones are two high-profile names making the case for why Bitcoin should become a part of a diversified portfolio. And Paul Tudor Jones has made the case that Bitcoin can be one way to hedge against geopolitical and macroeconomic risk.

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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. What more can we say?"

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JUNE 25, 2024

But one area of agreement, at least among billionaire hedge fund managers, is that investing in big tech stocks like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) , Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) , and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is wise. Alphabet By diving into its financial results, it's easy to see why Alphabet is a favorite of hedge funds.

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APRIL 25, 2024

When you look at the stock portfolios of most billionaire hedge fund managers, you'll find plenty of the Magnificent Seven stocks, as well as exposure to some of the most promising AI stocks. But that isn't the case in Bill Ackman's Pershing Square hedge fund's portfolio.

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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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OCTOBER 16, 2024

His Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund owns stakes in only nine companies. His Pershing Square hedge fund owns class A and class C shares of the tech giant worth roughly $2.1 It's still the hedge fund's largest position, though, with the class A and class C shares combined. Not Bill Ackman.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Investors get a peek into what hedge funds are doing with their money every quarter. Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio and his firm Bridgewater Associates made an interesting move during the third quarter. This activity is fairly common for hedge funds: They want to realize gains.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Billionaire Ken Griffin bought several stocks for his Citadel hedge fund -- and you can bet he expected good returns on his investments. It was the hedge fund's fifth-largest position at the end of the quarter thanks to Griffin's buying an additional 352,000-plus shares. That's true no matter how much money you have.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Since its inception in 1990, Citadel's hedge fund has been more successful generating investment gains than any other hedge fund. With this being said, perhaps no sell-side activity stood out more during the second quarter than Griffin and his crew shedding 79% of their fund's stake in Nvidia.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Be careful what you wish for Billionaire hedge fund managers are also looking for ways to get exposure to Bitcoin. Primarily, they view it as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty. But what happens if billionaire hedge fund managers decide to use Bitcoin to make macro bets on the global economy?

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