HFA Icon

Horseman Bets On Italian Banks And UK Housing

HFA Padded
Rupert Hargreaves
Published on
Updated on
Sign up for our E-mail List and Get FREE Access to Exclusive Investment E-books and More!

Horseman Capital, founded by John Horseman gained notoriety during the run-up to the financial crisis for its prescient bearishness. The firm's founder, John Horseman, earned a total of $180 million during 2008 after steering the Horseman Global fund to a 31% net return. The fund also had another fantastic feat with a 14% return in 2013 while remaining net short.

John Horseman relinquished control of his funds, but not his company, during 2010 after losing 25% in 2009 as he continued to remain bearish while markets rallied.

Horseman European Select

Horseman Capital currently manages $2.3 billion spread across several funds. One of the smallest is the Horseman European Select UCITS Fund with net assets of $25 million.

Year...

Login required to continue reading.

Setup a free account to get access to this article (no credit card required).

View Full Article
Already a member? Log in here
HFA Padded

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha