Catching Up With The Tiger Cubs in 2017

Novus

Stan Altshuller

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Novus examines how Tiger Cub hedge funds navigated a difficult environment for stock pickers in 2017, arguing weak performance reflected market structure more than fading skill. The piece explores rising dispersion, collapsing correlations, and why the group’s $143B portfolio showed signs of long term resilience.

Key Takeaways

Tiger Assets Scale: The aggregated Tiger Cub portfolio held roughly $143B in market value, underscoring how influential Julian Robertson’s network remained despite industrywide pressure.
Long Term Outperformance: From 2006 through 2017, the Tiger Cub portfolio compounded ahead of both the S&P 500 Total Return Index and MSCI World benchmarks.
Factor Headwinds Intensified: High correlations and low dispersion during 2016 created one of the toughest environments for bottom up long short equity managers in recent years.
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