Philippe Laffont

Philippe Laffont is a New York-based finance executive and hedge fund investor born in 1967. He has an estimated net worth of ~$7.9B RTB. SEC records show 51 filings tied to him, including 49 insider filings, which are ownership reports filed with the SEC to disclose holdings and changes in holdings SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

Laffont is associated with a hedge fund portfolio that recent news coverage places at about $39 billion, with reporting focused on large positions in companies such as Netflix and several AI-related stocks NewsAPI. SEC data shows repeated ownership filings, including Form 3 and Form 4 reports; Form 3 is the initial statement of beneficial ownership, and Form 4 reports changes in that ownership SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

His family foundations reported $12,235,692 in grants paid in 2023, with combined assets of $285,656,930 ProPublica 990. The Laffont Family Foundation reported $8,370,500 in grants paid and $226,433,833 in assets, while the Thomas And Elizabeth Laffont Family Foundation reported $3,865,192 in grants paid and $59,223,097 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

From 2015 to 2022, FEC records show 37 contributions totaling $109,295 FEC. The largest recipient was SCHUMER COMMITTEE FOR THE MAJORITY at $50,000, and the party breakdown shows $50,410 to Democrats, $2,900 to Independents, $2,900 to Republicans, and $53,085 to PAC/Other recipients FEC.

In the News

Recent coverage in 2026 focused on Laffont’s hedge fund activity, including reports that he trimmed 8 of his fund’s top 10 positions last quarter and sold its entire stake in The Trade Desk while increasing a streaming position by 17x NewsAPI. Other headlines highlighted a roughly $1 billion Netflix stake and a portfolio with about 20% invested in three AI stocks NewsAPI.