2018-12-31
Soros' fund has been building a new short in the past few weeks: a 0.87% short (about £23m) in Howden Joinery Group plc. According to our records, this is the only EU short >0.5% ("big short") that Soros' fund has been increasing in December, while nine of their big shorts have been …
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In comparison to hedge funds that have cut their short bets during Q4 (ref. Bloomberg), activist short sellers have had a very active quarter. Of all the quarters in 2018, activist short sellers have announced the highest number of new short calls during Q4. We take a closer look at …
Read More2018-12-12
For the first time since 2012, a short position >0.5% ("big short") has appeared in London Stock Exchange Group (LSE). It is a 0.5% short by Merian Global Investors and has been placed on 2018-12-07. At LSE's market cap of about £13.68b, the corresponding short value is about £68m. Interestingly, Merian recently also shorted Deutsche …
Read More2018-12-10
At the 2018 Sohn London Idea Conference on Nov 29, Kuvari Partners pitched a short of Kier Group, a primarily UK's construction & services business, citing narrowing of margins and aggressive accounting (ref. Sohn Conf Foundation). During the talk, Vikram Kumar, CIO of Kuvari Partners, said he believes the stock could drop by 50% …
Read More2018-12-05
Three new bets by AQR Capital Management against DAX companies popped-up in Q4, bringing the total number of their disclosed DAX shorts to 5. According to our records, currently, no other hedge funds targets so many DAX companies with shorts >0.5% ("big shorts").* AQR bets against 5 DAX members Famous quant fund, …
Read More2018-12-03
Today on Monday, December 3, 17 presenters are to present at Whitney Tilson’s Kase Learning Shorting Conference (learn more about the organizers of the Shorting Conference here). First Session Gabriel Grego from Quintessential Capital Management is short Canadian cannabis company, Aphria Inc. Related short report "Aphria: A Shell Game with a …
Read More2018-11-30
Odey's fund is the big winner after Intu shares dropped about 40% on Thursday. Odey Asset Management has been continuously holding a short >0.5% ("big short") for more than 6 years. Intu Properties shares slumped and are trading about 115p on Friday after a take over bid was pulled (ref. Daily …
Read More2018-11-19
UK fund, Merian Global Investors, placed an about €100 million short bet (0.51%) against Renault on 2018-30-10, making a multi-million profit from the drop in Renault's shares after its CEO was arrested. See also Business Insider's article that refers to our data and analytics. This is currently the only short >0.5% …
Read More2018-11-17
A new short in Aston Martin by George Soros' fund emerged. It is a 0.52% big short (about £20 million) that has been placed on 2018-11-08. According to our records, this is the only short position >0.5% ("big short") by SFM UK Management in EU's Auto and Trucks Manufacturers Sector, out …
Read More2018-11-12
TT International is winning big with their 2.15% short position in Nyrstar. Stock down as much as 40% on 12th of November. Updated on 2018-11-14, 08:54 AM GMT with latest short disclosures. As of latest short disclosures, six hedge funds hold short positions >0.5% ("big shorts") in Nyrstar, Belgian global multi-metals business. TT International stands-out with a big short of …
Read More2018-11-10
Third Point's Daniel Loeb said in an investor letter on Friday that they have grown their short book (ref. CNBC). We had a look at current Third Point's big short positions in Europe.* Third Point LLC has recently disclosed two European shorts >0.5% ("big shorts"). Both short bets are against very well …
Read More2018-11-06
Odey's main fund is up about 48% YTD (refs. FT, Bloomberg). UK short bets dominate top short positions of Odey Asset Management. When it comes to shorting persistence, hardly anybody beats Odey in all of our records - some of the shorts have been in place for more than 5 years.* The Biggest Shorts of Odey Three out …
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