(Sharecast News) - Tiger Global finished unwinding its entire stake in Barclays at the start of 2019. According to the Financial Times, which cited people familiar with the situation, the US hedge fund, which at one point had amassed a 2.5% stake in the lender - mostly via swaps - began to exit its position in 2018 and had finished doing so just recently.Because the shares had been lent to Tiger via swaps, the temporary change of beneficial ownership was not apparent to investors who track variations in the lender's share register.The news came amid a recent attempt by activist investor, Edward Bramson, from winning representation on the board in order to push for a reduction in the footprint of Barclays's investment bank unit.-- More to follow --