Third Point Makes a Big Bet on Alphabet

Dan Loeb’s hedge fund continued to struggle in March, however.

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Third Point has made a sizeable bet on Google parent Alphabet.

The value-driven multistrategy hedge fund firm headed by Dan Loeb disclosed that Alphabet was its fifth-largest long position as of the end of March.

It’s not known whether all the shares were bought last month, or if the position was built throughout the quarter and then qualified as a top-five holding in March.

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