SHELBURNE, Vt., July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemelson Capital
Management, LLC (LCM), a private investment management firm, today
announced performance results for its flagship Amvona Fund, LP.
(The Fund). For 1H 2019, The Amvona Fund returned 70.27 percent net
of all fees and expenses, beating by 51.73 percent the benchmark
S&P 500 Total Return Index,[2] which returned 18.54
percent during the same period.
The Fund's short position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:
LGND) and Long position in Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS)
contributed to the returns. During the period, The Fund
continued to expand its investor base.[3]
"Our short position in Ligand
and long position in Geospace Technologies are playing out as
predicted, with the share price of Ligand continuing to crumble in
the first half of 2019 and recently trading near a two-year low,
while Geospace Technologies approaches a two-year high," said
Lemelson Capital's Chief Investment Officer Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson.
Through various research reports and media interviews, LCM has
made nearly 1000 factually accurate allegations concerning Ligand,
including claims of business, accounting and securities fraud, most
borne out by subsequent events to an extraordinary degree,
including Lemelson's public commentary in July 2018, that Ligand's shares were set to
"collapse." Ligand's stock, consistent with LCM's
analysis, has plummeted as much as 63 percent since late
September 2018 and traded near a
two-year low of $98.56 per share as
recently as January 16, 2019.
"We believe Ligand is a zero,
and after covering our highly successful short positions in the
company in both 2014 and 2015, we intend to continue to ride the
current profitable short position all the way down," Lemelson
added.
Separately, Lemelson today also announced new or expanded
commitments in:
Bed Bath and Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY)
Buckle Inc. (NYSE: BKE)
Dicks Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS)
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC)
Please read the important notice and disclaimer regarding The
Fund's performance and this release here
Disclosure: Lemelson Capital is currently short
shares of LGND and long shares of GEOS, BBBY, BKE, DKS, and KHC for its clients.
About Lemelson Capital Management
Lemelson Capital Management, LLC is a private investment
management firm focused on deep value and special situation
investments. For more information, visit:
http://www.lemelsoncapital.com or follow on Twitter
@LemelsonCapital
About Rev. Fr. Emmanuel
Lemelson:
Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson is the
Chief Investment Officer of Lemelson Capital Management, LLC,
follow his work at www.amvona.com or on Twitter @Lemelson
For further information, please contact:
Lemelson Capital Management, LLC
Investor and Media Relations
Telephone: 802-332-3833
[1] Based on unaudited results.
[2] The S&P 500 Total Return Index includes the reinvestment of
dividends
[3] Since inception, and apart from death, The Fund has never lost
an investor.
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