Lee Cooperman's Omega Up 1.8% in April, Rejects Recession Fears

Leon Cooperman's Omega Capital Partners is down 4.2% net of fees YTD through the end of April. The fund was up 1.8% last month, according to an investor update reviewed by ValueWalk. Cooperman founded Omega Advisors in 1991; the firm manages $5.2 billion.

Omega profits in oil equity longs

Omega Capital Partners is not recovering well from the two down years it sustained in 2014 and 2015 when it was down 2.1% and 9.8% respectively. The fund's top-performing equity longs so far this year are Targa Resources, Navient Corp, Williams Partners, Tribune Media and Energy Transfer Partners. Meanwhile bets in First Data Corp, Allergan, Citigroup, and United Continental Holdings were among the worst-performing positions....