SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC

Samlyn Capital is a hedge fund sponsor that is based out of New York. The company was established in 2006 by founder Robery Pohly, who is currently still with the company acting as its Managing Member and Portfolio Manager. Samlyn Capital currently has 37 employees with 21 of them being investment professionals. The company utilizes a long short investment strategy through qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to make its investment decisions, utilizing a variety of resources including public financial statements, Wall Street research, consultant and bankers, and industry conferences, among others. Samlyn Capital also performs company management meetings, also developing close reviews for internal valuations to make sure it can reach its potential investment targets.Samlyn Capital invests in various public equity markets on a global scale, focusing on the value stocks of selected companies. The company invests most heavily in the finance sector, which alone makes up over a quarter of its total asset allocations, and also invests in the consumer discretionary, health care, information technology, industrials, energy, and materials sectors, among others to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing amount allocated. Samlyn Capital’s top 10 holdings make up approximately a quarter of its total holdings and includes Global Payments Inc., E’Trade Fiancial Corp., Marathon Petroleum Corp., and others. The company currently holds approximately $8.5 billion in total assets under management spread across 2 accounts, both of which are discretionary accounts. Although Samlyn Capital’s total number of accounts held has remained unchanged in recent years, its total assets under management has been increasing steadily, growing from $5.2 billion back in 2010 to experience over $3 billion in growth to its current amount today. The company currently caters exclusively to pooled investment vehicles. Samlyn Capital manages hedge funds for its clients and takes advisory fees through both a percentage of assets and performance based fees.