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Southpoint Capital Is Tapping The Pent-up Demand In Special Situations [Exclusive]

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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Southpoint Capital's two funds were down 3.5% net for the third quarter, compared to the S&P 500's 0.6% gain and the Russell 2000's 4.4% decline. The funds' long positions subtracted 5.6% gross from their quarterly return, while their short book added 1.6% to the return.

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Southpoint's average long declined 4.6%, while its average short decreased 2.7% during the third quarter. In their third-quarter letter to investors, which was reviewed by ValueWalk, the Southpoint team said their five biggest contributors added 1.8% to their gross return.

Biggest Long Contributors

Their long position in LPLA Financial contributed 0.7% to their gross return after a strong...

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.