Gerstner: Altimeter's public funds saw record performance over past two months
Brad Gerstner · Where Brad Gerstner Is Investing Billions · May 29, 2026 · at 3:53
Brad Gerstner discusses Altimeter Capital's investment returns buoyed by AI hardware and stock performance.
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“We just had two of the biggest months in the history of altimeters public funds. That's 18 years.”
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