Passport to Wind Down Materials Hedge Fund After 31% Loss

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Passport Capital LLC, the $3.4 billion hedge fund founded by John Burbank, plans to wind down its materials fund after a 31 percent loss this year, according to a letter to investors obtained by Bloomberg News.

The Passport Materials Fund fell 17 percent in the second quarter, the fund’s portfolio managers, James Cunningham and Sebastien Boifort, said in a letter to investors dated yesterday.