Viking Global Investors
American hedge fund firm
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Viking Global Investors is an American investment management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut that specializes in long-short equity, long-only equity, and private equity strategies.
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Investment management |
| Founded | October 1999 |
| Founder | Ole Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott |
| Headquarters | , US |
| AUM | US$59 billion (31 March 2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
It was established in October 1999 by its CEO and risk manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Brian T Olson and David C Ott.[2][3]
Ole Andreas Halvorsen previously worked for Julian Robertson at the firm Tiger Management, making Viking one of the 30 or more so-called "Tiger Cubs," funds founded by managers who started their investment careers with Tiger Management.[4]
In June 2017, Viking announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."[5]
Viking was headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut as of 2023,[6] with offices in New York, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco.[7]
In February 2025, U.S.-based Viking Global built a new $526 million new position in Boeing while also investing in General Motors. Viking also bolstered its financial sectors in Bank of America, Charles Schwab and JPMorgan.[8]
Investment strategy
The firm invests in public equities via a long-short strategy as well as a long-only strategy.[9] The firm invests in private equity via a hybrid strategy, which combines private equity investments with a public equities strategy, and a strategy that invests exclusively in private assets.[10] The firm also expanded into making credit and structured capital investments.[9]