Liquid Alternatives News

Palo Alto-based hedge fund Sylebra Capital, led by ex-Coatue Management partner Daniel Gibson, delivered a 16.7% return in the first half of 2025, reversing a 7.8% Q1 loss and outperforming several high-profile peers in the tech-focused hedge fund space, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The Seligman Tech Spectrum Fund, run by veteran tech investor Paul Wick, is holding firm on its high-conviction short against Tesla, maintaining the electric-vehicle maker as its largest short position at 4% of fund capital, according to a report by Institutional Investor,

Activist hedge fund Trian Partners, led by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, has sold £25.6m worth of Unilever shares as part of a “portfolio management” move, while maintaining a significant stake in the consumer goods giant, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Discovery Capital Management, the macro hedge fund led by Tiger Cub Robert Citrone, has made a bold move into the media and entertainment space by acquiring a significant equity stake in AMC Entertainment, according to a report by Institutional investor.

Artemis has launched the Artemis Atlas Fund, which will be managed by former hedge fund equity analyst Ambrose Faulks, marking a first step into the market neutral, long-short equity space for the UK-based active investment manager.

Man Group’s quant arm, Man Numeric, has begun using a new agentic AI system capable of autonomously generating, coding, and backtesting trading strategies — a significant step in automating the quantitative research pipeline at the world’s largest listed hedge fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.

AQR Capital Management, the $142bn quantitative hedge fund led by Cliff Asness, delivered standout returns across its trend-following and multi-strategy platforms in the first half of 2025 — sharply outperforming major industry benchmarks, according to a report by MarketWatch.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has called for global regulators to consider placing direct limits on hedge fund leverage and size, as part of sweeping recommendations aimed at strengthening oversight of the fast-growing non-bank financial sector, according to a report by Reuters.

Hedge funds delivered their strongest monthly performance in more than a year in June, driven by sharp gains in equity hedge and event-driven strategies, according to the latest data released by hedge fund research and analysis specialist HFR.

Fermat Capital Management has secured $1.7bn in new inflows to two of its catastrophe bond-focused funds since early April, rebounding quickly after parting ways with GAM Holding AG, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Affluent investors globally are significantly ramping up their exposure to alternative investments – with hedge funds increasingly in demand – and the trend looks set to continue, according to the findings of HSBC’s 2025 Affluent Investor Snapshot.

Chris Hohn’s The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) has posted a 21% year-to-date return, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 and cementing Hohn’s reputation as one of the hedge fund industry’s leading equity investors, according to a report by the Financial Tines.

Hedge funds and other traders are expanding their bearish bets on the US dollar beyond the euro, to currencies including the yuan, Australian dollar, and South Korean won, as expectations mount for renewed Federal Reserve rate cuts and waning US economic exceptionalism, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Tiger Cub hedge funds – stock-picking firms founded by protégés of Tiger Management’s Julian Robertson – posted standout gains in the first half of 2025, outperforming several multi-strategy giants amid a volatile market backdrop, according to a report by Bloomberg.