Lansdowne Partners Amasses $3B Short Portfolio of European Equities

Lansdowne Partners, one of the biggest hedge funds based in UK, has some of the largest short disclosures in our database. The $12.4 billion hedge fund with focus on long/short equity strategy has gained well in the Q1 so far. The fund has a sizeable long exposure in the U.S., as of Dec. 31. Lansdowne Partners has over $6 billion invested in U.S. stocks. Lansdowne Partners' Developed Markets Fund was down 0.35 percent for the month until April 12 and is up 7 percent YTD.

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