August Interrupts Glenview’s Strong Year

Why Larry Robbins’ high-flying hedge fund was down last month.

Larry Robbins, founder of Glenview Capital Management. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Larry Robbins, founder of Glenview Capital Management.

(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Larry Robbins’ Glenview Capital suffered a brief setback in August.

The health-care-heavy hedge fund lost 3.2 percent last month.

Even so, it remains up 28.7 percent for the year, way ahead of the S&P 500, which has gained 20.4 percent through August.

Glenview declined to comment.

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