David Einhorn, one of the most successful hedge fund managers, has been bullish about one small-cap insurance stock, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE:AHL). As of March 2013, he owned more than 4.9 million shares in the company, accounting for 2.9% of his total portfolio. For the past five years, Aspen has increased more than 46%, [...]
"When people ask me what I do for a living, I generally tell them, 'I run a hedge fund.' The majority give me a strange look, so I quickly add, 'I am a money manager.' When the strange look persists, as it often does, I correct it to simply, 'I'm an investor.' Everyone knows what that is."
-- David Einhorn
David Einhorn is not your average investor. Show More Summary
ByCecil Sales: Small-cap stocks have always been undervalued or overvalued, primarily because they are ignored by large investors like mutual funds. Billionaire David Einhorn is the most noteworthy hedge fund managers in the world, at least that's what I feel. Show More Summary
Here's a quick scorecard check of two closely followed hedge fund managers — Daniel Loeb and David Einhorn. It's been a tough year for hedge funds as they have struggled to outperform the S&P. The S&P is up about 15% so far this year. Loeb,...Show More Summary
Billionaire David Einhorn’s Small-Cap Picks
Billionaire David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital is one of the most closely followed hedge fund managers in the world. We track quarterly 13F filings from Greenlight and hundreds of other hedge funds as part of our work researching investment strategies. One of our findings so far has been that the most popular small cap stocks [...]
Billionaire David Einhorn founded his Greenlight Capital hedge fund in 1996. Einhorn emphasizes intrinsic value for achieving out-sized investment returns and safeguarding capital regardless of market conditions. Einhorn says of his philosophy… We try to find things that are misunderstood. And then if we think something is misunderstood then we figure out if it’s misvalued. And [...]
Billionaire David Einhorn's Latest Shakeups
In mid May, Greenlight Capital, the hedge fund managed by billionaire David Einhorn and his team, filed its 13F with the SEC disclosing many of its long equity holdings as of the end of March. We track Greenlight’s moves alongside those of hundreds of other funds, and use 13Fs as part of our work researching [...]
By Gregory Vousvounis: A couple of weeks ago Greenlight Capital released its Q1 letter to its investors. As usual it leaked to the press and we were able to take a look at what Mr. Einhorn is doing with his portfolio. One thing that caught my attention is that he closed his long position in Xerox (XRX). This is Mr. Show More Summary
If you’re the type of investor who enjoys a quarterly peek at the portfolios of big-name fund managers like David Einhorn and George Soros, you should be aware of what you’re missing. In addition to the 45-day regulatory-filing lag, and the fact that not all types of securities are on the filing, you might want [...]
In the first quarter of 2013, David Einhorn, the famous hedge fund manager, initiated long positions in six new stocks, bringing total assets under management to more than $6.5 billion. He is getting bullish about two oil/gas companies, including Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Should we follow Einhorn into these two companies? Let’s find [...]
In the first quarter of 2013, David Einhorn, the founder and president of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLRE), delivered a 6.1% gain. In previous articles, I have talked about four of his new buys including two companies in the oil and gas industries and two companies in the financial industry. In addition, he also initiated [...]
Two of David Einhorn's Newest Buys
On Oct. 2, 2012, Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn described his latest short idea at an annual value investment conference. This time, Einhorn targeted Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG). Einhorn outlined the bearish case for the company and focused on two points. Show More Summary
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks. Today, let’s look at highly regarded value investor David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital, which he founded. Einhorn’s investing success as well as his advocacy of financial transparency [...]
It can pay off to keep an eye on the big investors out there.
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they've bought and sold, via "13F" filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks. Today, let's look at highly regarded value investor David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital, which he founded. Show More Summary
The New York Times' Gretchen Morgenson asks the following question this morning: is it a coincidence that the attorney who approved tracking the Associated Press's phone calls was also involved in hacking David Einhorn's phones eight...Show More Summary
By Benzinga: By: The ETF Professor Highlighting fourth-quarter 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was noted hedge fund legends David Einhorn and George Soros held sizable stakes in the largest gold miners ETF, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX). Show More Summary