Viking Global Investors

Viking Global Investors is an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut, which specialises in early stage and late stage ventures.[2]

Viking Global Investors
TypePrivate
IndustryHedge fund
FoundedOctober 1999 (1999-10)
FounderOle Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott
Headquarters
Greenwich, Connecticut
,
US
AUMUS$ 30 billion
(as of June 30, 2019)[1]
Websitewww.vikingglobal.com

It was established in October 1999 by its CEO and risk manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Brian T Olson and David C Ott.[3][4] In July 2014, they had $28.8 billion under management.[5]

In June 2017, Viking announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."[6]

As of October 2020, the company stated that it managed approximately $34 billion of capital for its investors.[7]

Viking has offices in Greenwich, where it is headquartered, New York, Hong Kong, London and San Francisco.[7]

The fund's largest holding is in Amazon.[8]

References
  1. "The largest managers of hedge funds (P&I Sep 2019)" (Special Report Hedge Funds). United States: Pensions & Investments. Crain Communications Inc. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Viking Global Investors - Crunchbase Investor Profile & Investments". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. "The Tiger in Winter". Institutional Investor. December 1, 2002.
  4. "Viking Global Investors LP - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. Delevingne, Lawrence (15 July 2014). "Viking Global Investors preps $2 billion illiquid investments fund". CNBC. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. Goldstein, Matthew (June 12, 2017). "Viking Hedge Fund to Return $8 Billion to Investors". The New York Times. New York City, United States. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. "Viking". www.vikingglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  8. "VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP Top 13F Holdings". whalewisdom.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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