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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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The Kennebec River Capital Opportunity Fund was down 23.3% gross and 23.5% net for the first quarter, which was slightly worse than the S&P 500's decline of 19.6%.

Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more

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Shorting during the pandemic

In his first-quarter letter to investors, which was reviewed by ValueWalk, Rob Spivey of Kennebec River said as news about COVID-19 leaving China started to spread, the fund was well-positioned with a significant short position.

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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.