In 2019, activists and stock-pickers were hot — but Ray Dalio made a rare stumble and short-sellers got crushed

11:27am PST - January 3rd, 2020    richard t jones - Business Insider

The hedge funds that dominated 2019 included big names like Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, and Dan Loeb. Spin-offs from funds like Citadel, D.E. Shaw, and Viking also made positive headlines, carving out names for themselves in the process. On the other end of t…