Know What's Happening in Hedge Funds
Know What's Happening in Hedge Funds
Citadel Returns $5B to Investors in Unprecedented Profit Give‑Back
Citadel announced a $5 billion profit give‑back to investors in early 2026, emphasizing capital discipline and trimming excess assets to protect alpha. The distribution injects liquidity into the institutional ecosystem, allowing limited partners to redeploy capital into emerging themes.
Bill Ackman has filed for a combined IPO of Pershing Square USA (ticker PSUS) and his hedge‑fund firm Pershing Square (ticker PS) as the 2026 IPO market remains weak. The closed‑end fund will list on the NYSE at $50 per share, with a $5,000 minimum purchase and a target raise of $5‑10 billion, making it one of the year’s largest offerings. Investors buying at least 100 PSUS shares will receive 20 PS shares, while private‑placement investors get 30 PS shares per 100 PSUS. The structure, a rare dual‑security launch, adds complexity and potential price divergence from net asset value.
Old West Investment Management’s flagship fund jumped 31% this year after increasing its energy‑stock allocation to over 30% when oil was near $60 a barrel. The move outpaced peers such as Pierre Andurand’s fund and Citadel’s Wellington, highlighting the payoff of...
Blue Owl Capital announced a pause on investor redemptions after the illiquidity premium in private credit eroded and defaults surged. The move underscores mounting liquidity risk in a market that raised $124 bn in the first half of 2025.
Treville Capital Management LLC announced the final close of its inaugural Capital Solutions Fund, securing over $500 million in commitments from institutional investors. The fund targets privately negotiated credit and credit‑oriented investments, marking a significant inflow of capital into alternative financing...
Old West Investment Management dramatically increased its exposure to energy equities when crude oil hovered around $60 a barrel in early 2026. The firm’s flagship hedge fund posted a 31% year‑to‑date gain by the end of February, well before the...
Blackstone's $83 billion private credit fund (BCRED) recorded a 0.4% loss in February 2026, its first monthly decline since September 2022, and confronted a record redemption wave of roughly $3.8 billion, or 7.9% of assets. The sponsor injected $400 million, including $250 million from...
Secondary‑market specialist ADIC is actively marketing a block of hedge‑fund fund‑level stakes worth more than $2 billion. The move highlights robust institutional interest in secondary liquidity and could reshape pricing dynamics in the hedge‑fund space.
Coatue Management, the $70 billion hedge fund led by Philippe Laffont, is preparing a new AI‑focused technology fund that will combine public equities with late‑stage private startups. The crossover vehicle, slated for a mid‑year launch, reflects a broader move away from...
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Bridgewater Associates’ chief scientist Jasjeet Sekhon is leaving the hedge fund to become chief strategy officer of Google’s DeepMind AI unit. The move highlights the growing convergence of quantitative finance expertise and cutting‑edge AI development as Google seeks to close...
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs have unveiled bespoke short‑selling baskets that let hedge funds bet against the $1.8 trillion private‑credit market. At the same time, JPMorgan is marking down the value of private‑credit collateral, tightening leverage for fund managers and prompting...
Ridge Capital Northern Yield, launched in January 2023, has posted an annualized 14% return, buoyed by two near‑25% years before a softer 2025 amid tighter spreads. Lead manager Christoffer Malmström leveraged his distressed‑credit background to navigate default events, extracting value...
With assets near $5 trillion, hedge funds face a modest March drawdown amid Iran‑related volatility. The article argues that structural reforms since 2008—more realistic performance expectations, stricter due‑diligence, better liquidity alignment, and a shift toward stable institutional capital—make a repeat of...
Symmetry Invest, the Aalborg‑based boutique asset manager, announced the hiring of two new investment analysts—Thomas Richard from Paris and Joseph Isaac Rein‑Saunders from Berlin. Richard joins after co‑managing European small‑ and micro‑cap funds, while Rein‑Saunders brings academic research and freelance...
Thomas Hayes, chairman of Great Hill Capital, appeared on Fox Business on March 19, 2026 to discuss the U.S. two‑year Treasury yield climbing to 3.816%, up 4.6 basis points, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remark that stagflation is a “1970s...
Goldman and JPMorgan are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market https://t.co/oylGukMJd0
Mandatum Managed Futures Fund was named Best Performing CTA Trend Following fund under $150 million for 2025 at the UCITS Hedge Awards, also topping two‑ and three‑year horizons. The systematic fund posted an 8.2% return in 2025, with 11.0% annualized over...
Elliott Investment Management has acquired a "significant" stake in Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, sending the shipper's shares up about 12% in Tokyo. Elliott says the market undervalues the business and is pushing for a review of its real‑estate holdings and...
The Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey shows institutional investors shifting sharply toward cash, with allocations climbing to 4.3%—the highest level since the pandemic. This “Great De‑Risking” reflects waning confidence in AI‑centric, high‑beta themes as valuation concerns and macro...
Point72, led by Steve Cohen, is executing a rapid expansion that now includes roughly 190 semi‑autonomous trading pods and new verticals in private credit and venture capital. The firm is transitioning from a traditional hedge fund into a fully integrated...
Bridgewater Associates’ AI‑focused AIA Labs has topped $5 billion in assets under management, marking a watershed moment for the firm’s post‑Dalio evolution. The platform blends the firm’s historic macro‑principles with machine‑learning models that ingest market, economic and alternative data. Institutional capital...
JPMorgan strategists say hedge funds have posted their worst drawdowns since the Iran war’s “Liberation Day,” as long/short equity funds fell 3.4% in March and the broader industry slipped 2.2%. The sell‑off, driven by a sharp oil price spike, has...
Maverick Capital, led by Lee Ainslie, disclosed a roughly $9.3 billion equity portfolio that remains moderately diversified, with the top ten holdings accounting for about 44% of assets. The fund’s long/short, research‑driven approach continues to favor high‑quality mega‑cap technology platforms alongside...
Together, the two stories trace the multistrat arc from unstoppable consolidator of hedge fund power & talent in 2022 to, by 2026, such a dominant machine that some elite traders are starting to walk away and set their own terms....
Private credit's investor exodus has spread to consumer loans. Redemption requests at a ~$2bn Stone Ridge fund holding loans made by fintech lenders were so high that it would honor only 11% of the amount investors wanted back. https://t.co/JXy1RCBLRX
Caerus Investment Advisors trimmed its Alphabet position by 35.8% in Q3, selling 23,159 shares and ending the quarter with 41,481 shares worth roughly $10.1 million. While Caerus reduced exposure, several smaller managers – Morse Asset, Robinson Smith, Searle & Co., Navellier,...
The NYLI Hedge Multi‑Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) offers investors hedge‑fund style exposure through a blend of ETFs and swaps, charging a 0.88% expense ratio and delivering a 1.47% trailing‑12‑month yield. Launched in 2009, QAI emphasizes high‑quality, floating‑rate investment‑grade debt and...
One of our new Hedge Fund clients was explaining his Long Cotton position to me yest All the while a bunch of consensus ones are still hoping for their #Bag7 Longs to bounce https://t.co/yoASvyTUEY
Who's the latest brilliant Hedge Fund guy who shorted South Korean Stocks AFTER a correction? https://t.co/aP0iJRzIRj
Hedge funds such as Fivestar Asset Management are reshaping their Japanese bond and currency positions ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting, expecting Governor Kazuo Ueda to hint at a hawkish stance due to inflation pressures from the Iran...
On March 17, 2026 Bloomberg reported that traders—including Michael Alfaro, who was poised to launch his own fund—are turning down offers from large multistrategy hedge funds in favor of independent arrangements, signaling a shift away from multimillion‑dollar pay packages and...
Borealis Strategic Capital Partners reported on Thursday that spinouts from Millennium, Citadel and their multi‑strategy rivals are driving a wave of new hedge fund launches in 2025. While the two giants still seed the most platforms, their share fell from...
On March 18, 2026, Victory Capital Holdings sent a revised acquisition proposal to the Special Committee of Janus Henderson Group, offering $40 in cash per share and 0.250 Victory shares, valuing each Janus share at up to $59.32. The improved...
In the first ten days after the US‑Israeli war with Iran began, US oil producers dramatically increased short positions in Brent futures to lock in prices, while hedge funds simultaneously built long exposure, betting on further price gains. The divergent...
On March 17, 2026, hedge funds worldwide dramatically increased short positions in banks, insurers, fintechs and trading firms, reaching the highest intensity since 2016, according to Goldman Sachs data. The sell‑off hit the S&P financials index, which is down more...
This colleague of Michael Platt launched an $8B quant fund at 34 weeks pregnant. Averaged 11.2% annual returns. She is redefining hedge funds.
The latest Finviz heatmap shows capital gravitating toward technology and consumer discretionary stocks, while energy and utilities lag behind. Sector performance is uneven, with tech leading double‑digit gains and financials posting modest upside. Overall market breadth is narrowing, indicating that...
Citadel has hired Antonia von Specht, a former Morgan Stanley vice‑president, as a credit trader in its London office. Von Specht brings nearly ten years of European credit sales experience, including a focus on German and Nordic markets. In parallel, Commerzbank re‑appointed Vadim Nechaev...
Hafnium Investment Fund posted its strongest month on record in February, delivering a 5.7% gain—the best monthly performance since its Q1 2025 launch. The fund completed its first twelve‑month track record with a cumulative 9.2% return and an annualized volatility of...
Canadian advisors now have a domestic feeder fund that gives accredited investors access to Bridgewater Associates' flagship Pure Alpha strategy through a Wilshire‑managed account. The vehicle is structured as an Ontario mutual fund trust, with Oak Hill Asset Management acting...
From GS on Flows: - CTAs Sold $80B over the last month - “Length has gone from >8 out of 10 to ~6.5 now, projected to go near 4.5-5 all else equal” - Systematics are estimated to sell $70B in the next *week*...
Hedge funds have trimmed roughly $3 billion of exposure to financial‑sector equities amid heightened market uncertainty. Short positions on major banks rose about 15% in the past week, reflecting concerns over a potentially hawkish monetary policy stance and escalating geopolitical risks....
Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage report shows hedge funds are aggressively shorting financial stocks, making the sector the most shorted in hedge fund portfolios this year. Global funds have net sold banks, insurers and fintech firms at the fastest pace observed...
Rocket Companies (RKT) attracted substantial institutional buying in the latest 13F filings, with hedge funds and asset managers adding over $1 billion in new stakes. Dan Loeb's Third Point, Point72, and Leon Cooperman led the surge, signaling confidence in a mortgage‑volume...
HEDGE FUNDS and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 159 billion cubic feet (bcf) in the two major futures and options contracts based on prices at Henry Hub in Louisiana over the seven days ending on March 10. Fund...
Bessent now finds himself in the position of the Bank of England in 1992 when Soros, Druckenmiller, & Bessent "broke the BOE": Trying to prevent the USD from collapsing v. oil with a finite amount of oil reserves as markets &...
Hedge funds and institutional investors are turning to exotic cross‑asset options as the Iran‑related conflict fuels extreme volatility across energy, equity, bond and currency markets. Brent crude recorded a $36 intraday swing on March 9, breaking traditional correlations and weakening the...
Scoop: Millennium has redeemed its investment from Scopia Capital just over a year after backing the equity long-short hedge fund manager with $1 billion https://t.co/DPmCnhwZl5
Hedge funds have increased their long positions in Oil to the highest level in 6 years. https://t.co/8uRqtrleIr
