2019 Mar Blogs

Shorts of "The Big Short"

Shorts of "The Big Short"

A New York investment firm, Neuberger Berman, which includes Steve Eisman ("The Big Short") as one of their portfolio managers, has significantly expanded their bank shorts and most notably added …

Read More2019-03-28
Big Shorts in EU Banks

Big Shorts in EU Banks

We count 59 big shorts (shorts >0.5%) in EU banks in our records, with 22 of them targeting Italian banks. However, in terms of % short the most shorted bank …

Read More2019-03-12
Newcomer fund shorted Adidas

Newcomer fund shorted Adidas

Newcomer hedge fund, D1 Capital Partners ("D1"), put a 0.5% short bet against Adidas on Wednesday. We have not seen a big short (short >0.5%) in Adidas since Ray Dalio's …

Read More2019-03-07
Who is building a (short) Air France-KLM stake?

Who is building a (short) Air France-KLM stake?

Marshall Wace increased their short position in Air France-KLM six times in six consecutive workdays. Interestingly, they almost doubled this short since the Dutch government stake became known.* Marshall Wace's short …

Read More2019-03-04