Liquid Alternatives News

Hedge funds have been rapidly pulling out of US tech and media stocks, exiting at their fastest rate in six months in the two weeks leading up to 21 February, according to a report by Reuters citing a report from the prime brokerage unit at Goldman Sachs.

Tabula Capital, a London-based quantitative macro credit manager specialising in active strategies using liquid credit index products, has rebranded as TabCap Investment Management following the sale of its Tabula ETF business to Janus Henderson last year.

Tybourne Capital Management, the Asia-based investment firm founded by Eashwar Krishnan, is set to return external capital in its long-only funds following the shuttering of its US technology hedge fund earlier this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds are scaling back their bullish wagers on crude oil, signalling a more cautious stance, with net-long positions in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) having now fallen for four consecutive weeks, reaching their lowest levels since October, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Point72 founder Steve Cohen is making another major play in the artificial intelligence space, this time targeting the legal sector with his investment firm, Point72 Private Investments, leading a $75m funding round for Luminance, according to a report by Observer.

Technology stocks, including Apple, Super Micro Computer, MicroStrategy, and Synopsys, emerged as prime targets for short-sellers in January 2025, according to the latest Shortside Crowdedness Report from Hazeltree.

Global hedge funds are making calculated bets on Chinese stocks, seeking profits amid shifting US-China trade relations and positioning themselves for wins whether or not Beijing strikes a deal with Donald Trump, according to a report by Reuters.

Izzy Englander, the 77-year-old Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Management, emerged as the highest-earning hedge fund founder in 2024, making almost $4bn for the year, according to Bloomberg’s annual rankings of the world’s top hedge fund earners.

BP is at the centre of a growing battle between activist hedge fund Elliott Management and a group of institutional investors, as tensions rise over the oil major’s climate strategy and capital allocation, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has reported a record-breaking 25% increase in company registrations last year, with the surge in part being driven by a wave of hedge funds, including Dymon Asia and JJJ Capital, setting up operations in the city, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Citadel, the multi-strategy hedge fund major founded by Ken Griffin, has taken a £305m ($384.5m) short position in GSK, which equates to 0.515 of the British pharmaceutical giant’s stock, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Cheyne Capital’s hedge fund focused on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is significantly increasing its exposure to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing the country’s stability as a buffer against potential fallout from US President Donald Trump’s policies, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Nicolás Dujovne, who served as Argentina’s economy minister until 2019, saw his hedge fund firm Tenac Global Fund, deliver a stellar 22% net gain in 2024, buoyed by strategic bets on high-risk sovereign debt, particularly Argentine bonds, according to a report by the Buenos Aires Times.