Viking Global Investors

Viking Global Investors is an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Viking Global Investors
Private
IndustryHedge fund
FoundedOctober 1999 (1999-10)
FounderOle Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager
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.[2] In July 2014, they had $28.8 billion under management.[3]

On June 12, 2017, Viking Global Investors announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."[4]

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. "Company Overview of Viking Global Investors L.P." bloomberg. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. Delevingne, Lawrence (15 July 2014). "Viking Global Investors preps $2 billion illiquid investments fund". CNBC. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. 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.
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