Stephen Taub

2 weeks ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub

The biggest winners and losers that have emerged out of the stock market’s volatility in the first half of the year.

2 weeks ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub

Larry Robbins’s hedge fund could have fared worse given sharp declines in key holdings and bad timing with some winners.

2 weeks ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub

Systematic hedge funds are having an especially rough time navigating the seesawing markets so far in April. Many prominent funds have reported big losses in the first two weeks or so of the month, according to II‘s analysis of HSBC’s latest data.

3 weeks ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub

Valiant Capital Partners has been on a tear since “Liberation Day.”In just the first 15 days of April alone, the Tiger Grandcub headed by Chris Hansen was up a net 9 percent in its public markets portfolio, bringing its net gain for the year to 13 percent, according to its first quarter client letter obtained by Institutional Investor. “We were up for the month prior to the sharp rally on April 8 when the administration delayed tariffs for 90 days,” Hansen told clients.

3 weeks ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub

David Einhorn is the latest hedge fund manager who believes we are in a recession. In fact, he deems the stock market’s current sell-off as the beginning of a new bear market. His firm, Greenlight Capital, says in its first-quarter letter, dated April 16 and signed by the firm rather than Einhorn: “The fact that the market has declined from its record highs does not make it inexpensive or attractive.”The hedge fund firm also warned investors not to be fooled by bear market rallies.