Louis Bacon's Favorite ETF Picks

By Insider Monkey: Louis Moore Bacon founded Moore Capital Management in 1989. He launched Moore Global Investments in 1990 with his $25,000 family inheritance. During the past two decades, he has been one of the top 20 money earners. He is among the 10 richest U.K. hedge fund managers. His personal wealth is estimated to be more than $1.5 billion.

Insider Monkey submits: Florida based Intrepid Capital Management was founded in 1995. Mark Travis is a founding partner and head portfolio manager there. He's responsible for operations and investment decisions of the balanced, high yield fixed income portfolios and the Intrepid Capital, L.P. hedge fund. Travis received his BA in Economics from Georgia University. Prior to founding Intrepid, he worked at the Consulting Group of Smith Barney & its predecessor firms for 10 years.

Insider Monkey submits: Insider Monkey profiled Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis’ Canyon Capital. Friedman is a graduate of Physics at Harvard College. He also has a master’s degree in Oxford and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mitchell Julis is a graduate of Princeton University and has an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.

By Dividendinvestr: By Serkan Unal

By Insider Monkey: Louis Bacon is the man behind Moore Global Investments (see Louis Bacon’s portfolio here). He uses a global macro strategy to make his investment decisions, paying attention to major world events and adjusting his holdings to exploit any benefit that may arise, selling or buying as needed. Bacon is often considered one of the top traders in the world, and certainly one of the top money managers.

Insider Monkey submits: Tim Flannery founded Copia Capital in May 2002. Copia Capital has $550 in assets under management and is a market-neutral equity hedge fund. Copia Capital spun-off from FrontPoint Partners in 2010 and focuses on energy, materials, industrials, and utilities sectors. Tim Flannery, Dean Du Monthier, David Grumhaus and George Shiau are in Copia’s senior investment team since its inception. Previously Flannery worked at Trove Partners, focusing on energy and utilities.

By Insider Monkey: Ravenel Boykin Curry IV, 45 years old, has a fantastic background. He has a degree in Economics from Yale University and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He also once worked at Morgan Stanley and Mark Kingdon’s hedge fund Kingdon Capital Management. Now, he is the partner of Eagle Capital Management, a New York based hedge fund founded by his father, Ravenel Boykin Curry III.

By Insider Monkey: Peninsula Capital Management is an asset management company founded in 1989 by Scott A. Bedford. Based in San Francisco, the company manages equity capital for institutions, endowments and high net worth investors. Peninsula employs long-short strategy and focuses on domestic equity investing. It aims at achieving superior returns throughout all market cycles, with an emphasis on preservation of capital.