2019 Jul Blogs

Marshall Wace shorting 6 DAX firms

TL; DR: An about €287m short in BASF is the latest big short (short >0.5%) by Marshall Wace against DAX stocks. They currently hold about €1.1.6b in their six big DAX shorts. According …

Activist Short Selling in H1 2019

TL; DR: We tracked 82 major new short calls/campaigns in H1-19. Targeted stocks are -8.7% on average vs S&P 500 +17%;* Best short call (>$1b initial mkt cap): Muddy Waters, Inogen -49.2%; …