Bill Harnisch, whose $1.5 billion hedge fund delivered a market-beating 31% gain last year, is betting the recent bout of euphoric stock buying will peter out.
In the final days of December, the manager of the Peconic Partners increased wagers against the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, while loading up short positions in expensive industrial stocks and shares of consumer-product makers that have raised prices aggressively. Meanwhile, the fund trimmed holdings in Amazon.com Inc., a big winner of the 2023 bull run.