To Fearless Change in Management! 2011 Highlights

By Mike Phillips:In a previous article related to Dollar Tree (DLTR), I illustrated a collar position for realizing a potential profit, even if the price of the stock remains unchanged while also providing protection against a large drop in price.

By Lalit Sharma:Appaloosa Management, L.P. is a Short Hills, N.J.-based hedge fund management firm founded by David A. Tepper. The firm manages over $4 billion in equities and has beaten the S&P 500 consistently by a large margin. Year Return (%) S&P500 (%) Excess Gain (%)

By Lalit Sharma:Soros Fund Management LLC is one of the most successful and high-profile hedge funds managed by billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros. Soros returned an average of 30.5% per year between 1969 and 2000. More recently in 2007, 2008, and 2009, his fund generated a 32%, 8% and 29% return respectively for investors.

Ron Rowland submits:January produced twenty new ETFs and two new ETNs. None closed. The 22 new products result in a current total count of 1,121 listings (987 ETFs and 134 ETNs). Two of the new ETFs are classified as actively-managed funds, bringing their count to 33.

By Lalit Sharma:Soros Fund Management LLC is one of the most successful and high-profile hedge funds managed by billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros. Soros returned an average of 30.5% per year between 1969 and 2000. More recently in 2007, 2008, and 2009, his fund generated a 32%, 8% and 29% return respectively for investors. The following is a list of top seven stocks Soros Fund Management LLC has bought last quarter.

By Rash Menaria: Aberdeen Asset Management PLC is an investment advisory and hedge fund firm managing over $55 bn in equities. It employs a bottom-up, fundamental approach, investing in established companies that are attractively priced and have quality management teams and solid business models.

By Rash Menaria: Aberdeen Asset Management PLC is an investment advisory and hedge fund firm managing over $55 bn in equities. It employs a bottom-up, fundamental approach, investing in established companies that are attractively priced and have quality management teams and solid business models. The firm maintains a long-term focus in employing buy and hold strategies.

By Dividend Screen: Stephen Mandel is founder and hedge fund manager of Lone Pine Capital. In his flagship, Lone Pine Capital, he has stock holdings in an amount of USD 12.9 billion under management. Within the second quarter of the year, Mandel has increased 19 stock positions and initiated 11 new positions.