Liquid Alternatives News

Hedge funds increased bearish positions on US equities last week as escalating geopolitical tensions and market volatility weighed on investor sentiment, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Goldman Sachs. 09.03.2026

Hedge funds extended their run of positive performance in February, with macro and equity hedge strategies leading gains as markets navigated rising geopolitical tensions, sector disruption from AI and mounting pressure in private credit, according to HFR. 09.03.2026

Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by ex-OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, is betting on electricity generators and crypto-miners as part of a broader strategy to profit from the race toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to a report by Fortune. 06.03.2026

Macro hedge funds are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain diversified portfolios as escalating tensions in the Middle East drive correlations higher across global markets, according to a report by Financial News London. To a report by hedgeweek. 06.03.2026

STG Group, a multi-asset trading firm specialising in systematic and quantitative strategies, and an affiliate of quantitative hedge fund Squarepoint Capital, is launching a new electronic market-making business, STG Securities. To a report by hedgeweek. 05.03.2026

Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management is set to invest a further $1bn in Pinterest, strengthening its position as the company’s largest shareholder and endorsing a newly announced $3.5bn share repurchase programme, according to a report by Reuters. 04.03.2026

Bill Ackman’s flagship vehicle, Pershing Square Capital Management, has started 2026 on the back foot, with its main listed fund, Pershing Square Holdings, down 11.1% year to date through 24 February, according to a report by Barron’s. 03.03.2026

Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has agreed to tender its stake in Toyota Industries after Toyota raised its take-private bid to 20,600 yen per share, valuing the deal at $30bn, according to a report by Reuters. 02.03.2026

Hedge funds moved quickly to assess exposures and reposition portfolios after weekend attacks on Iran by the US and Israel triggered sharp market swings and raised fears of prolonged instability across the Middle East, according to a report by Bloomberg. 02.03.2026

Hedge funds turned increasingly bullish on oil, pushing net-long positions in Brent crude to their highest level in almost two years ahead of the joint US-Israel attack on Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from ICE Futures Europe. To a report by hedgeweek. 02.03.2026

Emerging markets specialist Arif Joshi, the former co-head of emerging-market debt at Lazard Asset Management, is set to launch a new hedge fund at Bramshill Investments, marking the firm’s expansion into emerging-market strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg. 27.02.2026

Activist hedge fund Saba Capital has rejected claims that it is acting unreasonably in its standoff with Impax Environmental Markets PLC, insisting that its demands are rooted in shareholder protection rather than brinkmanship. To a report by hedgeweek. 27.02.2026