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Continuing our coverage of hedge fund short positions in Europe, next up is Sweden.  New European rules are obliging hedge funds to disclose information about the most carefully guarded part of their business activities: short positions.

Since November 1st when the EU Regulation on short positions came into force, there has been a deluge of information from financial regulators in EU countries giving information on short positions across all market sectors.

Public disclosure is required for net short positions of shares that reach 0.5% of the issued share capital of the company concerned and again at each 0.1% increment above that.  Additionally disclosure is required publicly when the position subsequently falls below 0.5%.  Here are the latest disclosures in Swedish markets:


Hedge Fund Short Positions In Sweden Disclosed

Eton Park Capital: Short -1.39% Alfa Laval

Kynikos Associates: Short -0.69% Electrolux, -3.28% JM, -0.55% SSAB

Lone Pine Capital: Short -0.66% Electrolux, -0.54% Elekta, -0.81% Holmen

Marshall Wace: Short -0.56% SSAB

Maverick Capital: Short -2.22% Elekta



To see more hedge fund shorts, head to our other coverage:

 - Hedge fund short positions in the UK

- Hedge fund short positions in Germany

- Hedge fund short positions in France

- Hedge fund short positions in the Netherlands

- Hedge fund short positions in Belgium

- Hedge fund short positions in Finland

- Hedge fund short positions in Denmark