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Dan Arbess: Investing as the Foundation Shifts

Market Folly submits:Today again courtesy of Dealbreaker we wanted to highlight Dan Arbess' recent presentation from the Ira Sohn Investment Conference entitled, 'Investing As The Foundation Shifts'. We had previously summarized the Ira Sohn Conference and have detailed numerous presentations from the event. This time around, we're taking a deeper look at the slideshow from Dan Arbess, the Xerion Fund manager at Perella Weinberg Partners. Earlier, we looked at Dan Arbess' portfolio commentary and identified that he is seeing opportunity in stressed credit and owning what China wants to buy. And now, we'll focus on some of his additional investment ideas. When we summarized the Ira Sohn Investment Conference, we noted that Arbess was bullish on China exposure and in particular, Yum Brands (YUM) given its prolific expansion into the country. He isn't alone in his conviction here as we've seen a slew of hedge funds add positions in Yum Brands in recent quarters. In particular, we made note of Bill Ackman's YUM stake.Complete Story »

Julian Robertson's Tiger Management Bets on Intel, Wal-Mart and Monsanto

Market Folly submits:(This post is part of our series on tracking hedge fund portfolios. If you're unfamiliar with tracking investments they disclose via SEC filings, check out our series preface on hedge fund filings.) Next up is investment guru and legend Julian Robertso,n who founded one of the lauded hedge funds of the era, Tiger Management. He grew the fund from $8 million at inception to over $22 billion at its peak. Between 1980 and 2000, Tiger compounded a gross rate of 31.5%, but after losses of 4% in 1998 and 19% in 1999, Tiger shut down. For more information on Julian, check out Daniel Strackman's book entitled, Julian Robertson: A Tiger in the Land Of Bulls And Bears.Complete Story »

Farallon Ratchets Up With Aetna and Visa

Market Folly submits:This is the third quarter 2009 edition of our hedge fund portfolio tracking series. If you're unfamiliar with tracking hedge fund movements or SEC filings, check out our series preface on hedge fund 13F filings.Next up in our series is Thomas Steyer's hedge fund firm Farallon Capital. Thomas Steyer founded Farallon in 1986 and today it is a multi-billion dollar hedge fund that typically uses risk arbitrage strategies and invests in equities, private investments, debt, and real estate. Previously, Steyer was an analyst for Morgan Stanley in its Mergers & Acquisitions department and also an associate on Goldman Sachs' risk arbitrage desk. Steyer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Yale University and also received his MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. In the past, Farallon was ranked third in Alpha's 2008 hedge fund rankings. In terms of recent portfolio adjustments from Farallon, we saw it was just adding to its Beacon Roofing (BECN) stake. For more recent activity out of Farallon head to our post on its portfolio and internal firm adjustments.Complete Story »

2 'Babies with Bathwater' and 20 'Dogs with Fleas' Stocks for the Week

J Clinton Hill submits:At the end of each trading week, Hillbent scans the equity market for potential anomalies which exhibit extremely oversold and overbought conditions. Past observations have revealed that such candidates may experience reversal corrections to the upside or downside once the market reconfirms that their fundamentals remain solidly intact or relatively poor. From a contrarian perspective, these lists may also serve as a precursor to changes in institutional sentiment and underlying fundamentals. (The purpose of this report is not to provide specific recommendations, but instead serve as a time-saving reference tool and starting point for investment ideas as the upcoming trading week unfolds. Of course, the results generated are not always perfect and users are strongly encouraged to perform their own due diligence on these names. Note that overbought and oversold conditions are based upon proprietary algorithms and quantitative models instead of conventional technical analysis indicators. As a supplement to this report, please refer to our ETF Trends Report to determine if market direction trends support a bullish or bearish investment bias over short-term, intermediate, and long-term timeframes.)Complete Story »

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