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Joseph A. DiMenna, Jr. (born in Trumbull, Connecticut) is an American hedge fund manager and Managing Director of Zweig-DiMenna Associates with total assets under management exceeding $3.5 billion. He has been the Head Portfolio Manager of the Zweig-DiMenna partnerships and funds since he co-founded the first Zweig-DiMenna Partners with Martin Zweig in 1984. DiMenna is considered a pioneer in long / short investing and Zweig-DiMenna one of earliest firms in alternative investments. ==Career== DiMenna joined Zweig Cos. in 1977 when he was a student at the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business, shortly after having written a letter to his mentor, Martin Zweig, whose popular newsletter, ''The Zweig Forecast'', he read avidly.〔(Alpha's Top Moneymakers: No. 13 Joseph DiMenna )〕 DiMenna formed the first Zweig-DiMenna partnership in 1984 and Zweig-DiMenna International Limited, the first offshore fund, in 1987. Zweig-DiMenna Natural Resources L.P. began in 2005, and the offshore fund with this sector strategy in 2007. In 1999, BusinessWeek profiled DiMenna as "one of the best stock-picker no one has ever heard of," recognizing Zweig-DiMenna's 15-year annualized return, after fees, of 25%, vs. the 18.6% annualized total return for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.〔(The Stock Whiz You Never Heard Of )〕 In 2002, DiMenna was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, an organization that promotes the teaching of business principles to students. In 2007, Zweig-DiMenna International Limited was ''Absolute Return Magazine's'' "U.S. Equity Fund of the Year" in recognition of its 82.25% annual return which far outpaced its industry peers. ''Absolute Return Magazine'' also nominated the long / short equity fund for "Fund of the Year." 〔(2007 Absolute Return Awards: Joseph DiMenna )〕 In 2008, Alpha Magazine ranked DiMenna 13th on their list of Top Moneymakers noting his $450 million earnings in 2007 and double-digit annual returns between 2002 and 2007.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph DiMenna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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