Point72 Explores Buy-Side Alpha Capture Expansion Amid Industry Data Race
Point72 Asset Management, overseeing about $51 billion, is evaluating a buy‑side alpha‑capture platform that would pay other hedge funds for trade ideas and market signals. The effort hinges on hiring Ricky Nardis, a veteran of Marshall Wace’s TOPS system and former Millennium manager, slated to join in 2027. By aggregating external intelligence, Point72 aims to augment its traditional long‑short equity research with data‑driven inputs for both discretionary and quantitative strategies. The move reflects a broader industry push for new sources of alpha as competition intensifies.
Tracking Bridgewater Associates 13F Portfolio - Q1 2026 Update
Bridgewater Associates reported a Q1 2026 13F portfolio valued at approximately $22.4 billion, down from the prior quarter. The hedge fund added sizable positions in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and boosted its stakes in Amazon, Nvidia, Alphabet, Broadcom, Micron and Meta, underscoring a...
Hedge Fund Arrowpoint Hires 10 Trading Teams, Seeks More Capital
Arrowpoint Investment Partners, an Asia‑focused hedge fund, is targeting $2.5‑$3 billion in assets under management by the second half of 2026. The firm has grown its AUM to nearly $2 billion, driven by fresh capital from institutional investors and an 8.3% return...
Voss Capital on Its Core Long Position Sempra (SRE)
Voss Capital’s two flagship funds posted Q1 2026 net returns of –11.4% and –11.5%, lagging the Russell 2000 (+0.9%) and S&P 500 (‑4.3%). The firm maintained a total gross exposure of 183.2% and a delta‑adjusted exposure of 82.1% amid heightened...
Hedge Funds Are Bearish on Natural Gas for First Time Since 2024
Hedge funds turned bearish on U.S. natural gas for the first time since 2024, citing abundant domestic supplies and waning export demand. In the week ending May 26, managers shifted to a net‑short of 11,316 Henry Hub contracts, reversing a prior...
Two Sigma’s Flagship China Macro Fund Posts Further Losses After March Drawdown
Two Sigma’s flagship onshore China macro fund, Juliang Macro, posted a 0.9% loss in April after a 7.9% decline in March, marking its worst month since launch. The downturn was triggered by Middle‑East tensions that drove a crude‑oil rally and...
Whale Rock Rotates Into AI Infrastructure Bets with $910m Allocation
Whale Rock Capital Management dramatically re‑balanced its AI bets in Q1, allocating roughly $910 million to three AI‑infrastructure specialists while cutting exposure to Nvidia. The hedge fund bought about $394 million of MKS Instruments, $336 million of Advanced Energy Industries, and $180 million of...
Paul Tudor Jones Makes $8bn Bet on Small-Cap Volatility
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has taken an $8 billion options position tied to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, comprising roughly $5.1 billion in puts and $3 billion in calls. The structure resembles a volatility‑focused straddle, indicating expectations of large price swings...
This Payments Stock Is Down 50%. One Fund Sold a $63 Million Stake Last Quarter
ShawSpring Partners sold its entire 1.15 million‑share position in Shift4 Payments for an estimated $63.4 million, trimming its 13F‑reportable assets by 23.7%. The divestiture came as Shift4’s stock has slumped roughly 50% over the past year, trading near $43.24 per share. Despite...
What This Fund's $20 Million Sale Says About a Packaging Giant Facing a Turnaround Test
Shapiro Capital Management sold 1,580,551 shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company for an estimated $19.9 million, reducing its position to 4.27 million shares valued at $42.5 million. The transaction represents about 1.24 % of the fund’s 13F‑reportable assets and coincided with a $45.7 million decline...
Bainbridge Partners’ Florian Denie on Why Manager Selection Beats Strategy in a Volatile Regime
Bainbridge Partners’ CIO Florian Denie says the current wave of contradictory market signals has pushed the firm into a defensive, manager‑led stance. The firm is stripping away factor, sector and asset‑class exposures to chase idiosyncratic alpha and tighter risk control....
Strong Gains, Full Exit — What H World's China Bet Could Mean Now
Bright Valley Capital disclosed on May 13, 2026 that it liquidated its entire stake in H World Group, selling 536,000 shares for an estimated $27.33 million. The transaction, based on the quarter’s average closing price, resulted in a net position decline...
Seth Klarman’s Baupost Makes Amazon Top Holding, Starts Aon and Visa Stakes
Baupost Group, led by Seth Klarman, boosted its Amazon position by 47% in Q1, making it the fund’s largest U.S. equity holding at roughly $650 million. The hedge fund also opened new stakes in insurance broker Aon, payments giant Visa and...
Hedge Funds Pivot to Biofuel Crops
Hedge funds are rapidly increasing speculative exposure to biofuel feedstocks as the Iran‑related energy shock pushes oil above $100 a barrel. Net long positions in soyabean oil have nearly tripled, while corn bets have shifted to the strongest bullish stance...
Hedge Funds Hit Decade-High Buying Spree in Asian Equities
Global hedge funds have dramatically increased exposure to Asian equities, with weekly purchases in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan hitting their highest level in over a decade, according to Morgan Stanley data. Net inflows for the week ending May 7 pushed...