Viking Global's Short Strategy And Investment Process

Viking Global, founded by Andreas Halvorsen, closed its Viking Long Fund to new investments this year. The fund managed a $4.6 billion fund until the end of Q1. Halvorsen, who previously worked with Julian Robertson at Tiger Management, has not had equal luck in his long and short portfolio this year. Viking Long Fund was up 12.6% in the first half of the year whereas Viking Long/Short Fund managed only +7.2% in the same period.

Viking Global’s short investment thesis

In making short picks, Viking Global's investment process consists of finding companies that are endangered by extinction, meaning...