Liquid Alternatives News

Bridgewater Associates’ flagship Pure Alpha fund gained 17% in the first half of 2025, outperforming the broader hedge fund industry amid a volatile macro backdrop, according to a a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the firm’s performance.

Hedge funds offloaded energy stocks at the fastest pace since September 2024 – and the second quickest rate in the past decade – last week, as crude oil prices dropped sharply following easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to a report by Reuters.

Lamb Weston has reached a settlement with activist hedge fund Jana Partners, granting the investor significant influence over the frozen potato giant’s board and avoiding a potentially contentious proxy battle, according to a report by Reuters.

AXA IM Alts, ein führender Anbieter alternativer Anlagen mit einem verwalteten Vermögen von 186 Milliarden Euro, hat im ersten Halbjahr fünf Transaktionen für sein Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO)-Geschäft mit einem Gesamtvolumen von rund zwei Milliarden US-Dollar abgeschlossen.

Citigroup has recorded a staggering $6.1tn in FX trading volumes from hedge fund clients in the first four months of 2025 – a 23% year-on-year increase – as heightened volatility and strategic investment in trading infrastructure drive gains, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has searched the offices of hedge fund startup Magellan Capital following allegations from a former trader that a senior executive concealed investment losses and discouraged internal risk reporting, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Pierre Andurand’s flagship hedge fund has extended its steep drawdown in 2025, with the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced fund falling approximately 12.7% in the first three weeks of June, bringing YTD losses to around 60%, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A group of former crypto hedge fund executives are aiming to raise $100 to build the first publicly traded company with the BNB token as its core treasury asset — a novel twist on the bitcoin balance sheet strategy pioneered by MicroStrategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds including Third Point and Pentwater Capital have secured major gains after US Steel’s $14.1bn sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel completed, bringing to a close one of the most politically charged and volatile merger arbitrage stories in recent years, according tp a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds and macro traders are reassessing their bearish bets on the US dollar amid escalating Middle East tensions, following US strikes on Iran that rattled global markets but failed to trigger a full-blown risk-off exodus, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds have turned in “steady to excellent” performance YTD, with more than 75% of managers posting gains through May’s equity rebound, according to a report by Alternatives Watch citing performance data from hedge fund research and intelligence provider PivotalPath.

Hedge funds recorded one of the strongest monthly inflows of recent years in May, with investors committing $6bn, according to the latest data from Citco, the asset servicer with more than $2tn in assets under administration.