hedge

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In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon, which was named in reference to islands off the coast of San Francisco and was once one of the largest hedge funds in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The firm is growing other businesses like collateralized loan obligations and private credit, which pay lower fees than hedge funds but can grow much bigger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The hedge fund held an 8.7% stake in the company around this time last year, according to a separate filing External link from March 14, 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

A trade magazine published the top seventy-five hedge funds of 2007, and Scion was nowhere on it—even though its returns put it at or near the very top.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis