What are the largest hedge funds, institutional investors, endowments and foundation trusts in the world buying?

Last Updated: Q3/2011

SPO Advisory Corp

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Appaloosa Management L.P.

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Lone Pine Capital LLC

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate that owns a number of companies such as GEICO and Dairy Queen, in addition to owning large stocks in publicly traded companies such as Coca-Cola and Wells Fargo. ...

JANA PARTNERS LLC

Jana Partners LLC was founded in 2001. The firm is based in New York, New York, with an additional office in San Francisco. According to their web site, Jana Partners LLC is a "value oriented, eve...

VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP

Viking Global Investors LP was founded in 1999 and is based out of Greenwich, Connecticut. According to their LinkedIn profile, Viking Global Investors LP "employs a fundamental analysis with a b...

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

According to their web site, AQR Capital is an "investment management firm employing a disciplined multi-asset, global approach". AQR stands for "Applied Quantitative Research". The firm was found...

TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Tiger Global Management LLC is based out of New York, New York. The fund's managing member is Charles P. Coleman III. As of June 30th, 2010, Tiger Global Management LLC reported owning a total of ...

PENNANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Pennant Capital Management LLC was started by Alan Fournier back in 2001. Prior to founding Pennant Capital Management LLC, Fournier worked at Sanford C. Bernstein, Appaloosa Management and Hagler...

GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC

Greenlight Capital was founded by David Einhorn in 1996. In its earliest days, the fund managed less than a million dollars, of which half came from Einhorn's parents. While Greenlight Capital emp...

RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Renaissance Technologies LLC was started in 1982 by James Simons, a former mathematics professor at MIT. Renaissance Technologies LLC has turned in shockingly consistent performances over the year...

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York City. Goldman Sachs, which employs more than 30,000 people across the world, is one of the most powerful companies in ...

SAC Capital Advisors LP

SAC Capital Advisors, L.P. was founded by Steven A. Cohen in 1992. When SAC was initially launched, the fund had just $25 million in Assets Under Management. Less than 20 years later, and SAC Capi...

SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

Soros Fund Management LLC is led by George Soros, who is easily one of the most respected and admired investment minds in the world. George Soros is probably best known as "the Man Who Broke the B...

Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.

Farallon Capital Management was founded in March 1986 by Thomas F. Steyer. Thomas Steyer was once a manager director at Goldman Sachs. According to their web site, "investments include public ...

PAULSON & CO INC

John Paulson burst on to the scene in 2007 when his Paulson Credit Opportunities Fund reportedly returned a staggering 589.9% in just 12 short months. Paulson & Co Inc. had placed large bets against t...

Third Point LLC

According to their web site, Third Point LLC currently has about $2.9 billion in assets under management. The firm was founded in 1995 and is run by Daniel Loeb, who oversees all "investment activ...

Citadel Advisors LLC

The Citadel Investment Group, which is based in Chicago, was founded by Kenneth Griffin in 1990. The institution has since gone on to become one of the largest hedge fund managers in the world. At...

BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA

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Bridgewater Associates, Inc.

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FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

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BRIDGER MANAGEMENT LLC

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SPO ADVISORY CORP

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FMR LLC

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Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.

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