<a href="http://www.forbes.com/profile/jeffrey-talpins/" target="_self">Jeffrey Talpins</a>’ hedge fund was described by The Wall Street Journal as <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-obscure-hedge-fund-is-buying-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-of-u-s-treasurys-1441704601" target="_blank">“obscure”</a> one year ago, but Element Capital is on its way to becoming known as one of the few major hedge funds to perform well in a market that has clobbered many prominent investors.