Hedge Fund Scraps Tesla Short in New Letter After Surprise Rally

  • Adam Capital closes short position in electric-car maker
  • Tesla shares have gained 25% since third-quarter earnings

    

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One of Brazil’s largest independent hedge-fund managers has abandoned its bearish view on Tesla Inc., the electric-car maker run by Elon Musk.

Adam Capital has scrapped a short positionBloomberg Terminal in Tesla’s shares, saying in a monthly note to clients that the company’s improving operating efficiency has hurt its investment thesis. The size of the firm’s short position wasn’t disclosed.