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George Weiss Associates - Investor Profile
Primary Address: | Investor Information: | |
| 320 Park Avenue | Total AUM ($MM): | 1,975 |
| 20th Floor | Equity AUM ($MM): | 1,589 |
| New York, NY 10022 | Investment Style: | Multi-Strategy |
| United States | Orientation: | Active |
| Phone: 212-415-4500 | Investor Type: | Hedge Fund Manager |
| Fax: 212-935-0985 | ||
Institutional Investor Background
George Weiss Associates Inc is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager that was founded in 1980 by current President George Weiss. Francisco Drohojowski serves as the firm's Chief Investment Officer.
George Weiss Associates originally only employed a utility focused long/short equity, but over the years it has broadened its efforts and now manages more than 10 distinct strategies. The firm's flagship hedge fund is the Weiss Multi-Strategy Partners LLC fund. The firm employs a variety of long/short equity strategies that focus on investments in the US markets, including: quantitative, relative-value, and volatility-arbitrage. In addition, George Weiss & Associates offers brokerage services to its clients, including banks and insurance companies.
Beyond serving as the firm's President, George A. Weiss is well known as the founder of the 'Say Yes to Education program,' which combines academic support and intervention with an offer to pay college tuition or vocational training costs for inner city students.
Overall, George Weiss & Associates has more than 100 employees with offices in Hartford and New York.
Investor Regional and/or Country Focus: United States
Founders and Key Executives of George Weiss Associates: George Weiss; Orest B. Stelmach; Francisco Drohojowski
Entities related to George Weiss Associates: Weiss Multi-Strategy Partners LLC; Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisors; George Weiss & Associates; George Weiss Associates Inc; GWA LLC
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George Weiss Associates's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 2011-12-31)
George Weiss Associates's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 2011-12-31)
| Value | ||||
| Company (Ticker) | ($MM) | Shares | Change | % Out |
| Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ) | 40.27 | 3,436,300 | 1,386,300 | 0.83 |
| EOG Resources Inc (EOG) | 34.63 | 351,550 | 351,550 | 0.13 |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Co (PXD) | 29.43 | 328,865 | 328,865 | 0.28 |
| Ev Energy Partners, Lp (EVEP) | 28.10 | 426,367 | -108,343 | 1.25 |
| Dycom Industries Inc (DY) | 21.97 | 1,050,000 | 50,000 | 3.14 |
| AvalonBay Communities (AVB) | 20.90 | 160,000 | 160,000 | 0.18 |
| Mack Cali Realty Corp (CLI) | 20.69 | 775,000 | 775,000 | 0.89 |
| Camden Property Trust (CPT) | 20.23 | 325,000 | 325,000 | 0.39 |
| Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS) | 20.15 | 692,781 | 692,781 | 0.75 |
| Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) | 20.06 | 996,000 | 639,600 | 2.47 |
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