{"id":1906,"date":"2026-07-02T16:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:06:09","slug":"6-5-billion-freestone-groves-top-energy-investor-is-leaving-the-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1906","title":{"rendered":"$6.5 billion Freestone Grove’s top energy investor is leaving the firm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A top energy trader is leaving the $6.5 billion hedge fund Freestone Grove just two years after helping launch the firm, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider.<\/p>\n

Michael Pope’s departure from the firm means Freestone will no longer have a stand-alone energy investing team.A person close to the manager told Business Insider that Freestone did not see the same money-making opportunity in energy and natural resources companies as it did in other sectors.<\/p>\n

Pope’s analysts will work for other teams at the firm, this person said.<\/p>\n

Pope has been the manager’s natural resources sector head since the fund’s launch in early 2024, closing his own fund, Wellfield Capital, to join Freestone founder Todd Barker.Pope previously worked for Barker at Citadel.<\/p>\n

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Freestone declined to comment. Pope did not respond to requests for comment. His profile on the firm’s website was recently removed.<\/p>\n

The firm has recently expanded its investment head count to bolster its focus on other sectors, according to a person familiar, including:<\/p>\n

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