Liquid Alternatives News

Hedge funds suffered their first monthly loss since the start of the second quarter in July, with weakness in equity and fixed-income arbitrage strategies dragging the industry’s weighted average return down 0.8%, according to Citco’s latest monthly hedge fund update. To a report by hedgeweek. 19.08.2026

D1 Capital Partners has emerged as the largest hedge fund shareholder in SpaceX, with the firm led by Dan Sundheim reporting a stake worth more than $21.5bn following the rocket company’s public listing, according to a report by Institutional investor. To a report by hegdeweek. 18.08.2026

Marktvolumen erreicht Rekordstand – Rendite zum Halbjahr bei 4,16%. Nach einem Report von lupusalpha. 13.08.2026

Bill Ackman has made his biggest portfolio overhaul in years, adding six companies to Pershing Square’s holdings as the billionaire investor broadens his exposure to businesses he expects to deliver strong earnings growth, according to a report by Reuters. 14.08.2026

Japanese authorities may be trying to prop up the yen, but for currency traders the resulting rallies are creating opportunities to rebuild bearish positions in the currency, according to a report by Bloomberg. 14.08.2026

Hedge fund investor flows climbed to their highest level in 12 months in August, with net subscriptions continuing to rise despite heightened inflation concerns, geopolitical risks and broader market volatility, according to SS&C Technologies. To a report by hedgeweek. 14.08.2026

Liquid Alternatives haben im ersten Halbjahr 2026 einen neuen Höchststand erreicht. Das Marktvolumen der Anlageklasse stieg nach Angaben des Fondsanbieters Lupus Alpha auf 296 Milliarden Euro und übertrifft den Rekord aus dem Jahr 2019. Gegenüber dem Jahresende 2025 entspricht dies einem Zuwachs von 37,5 Milliarden Euro (14,5 Prozent). Nach einem Report vom private-banking-magazin. 13.08.2026

Global hedge funds increasingly rotated within the artificial intelligence trade during July, reducing exposure to some of the sector’s most crowded names while favouring companies showing clearer evidence that heavy AI investment is translating into revenue and earnings growth. To a report by hedgeweek. 13.08.2026

Viridian Asset Management, the Hong Kong hedge fund firm founded by former Segantii Capital Management portfolio manager Pascal Guttieres, grew assets to $680m after attracting a new investor and generating strong returns during July’s market turmoil, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.08.2026

Hedge funds and other currency investors are increasing their use of options to navigate heightened uncertainty around the yen ahead of key US inflation data, with traders split over whether the dollar is poised for further gains against the Japanese currency, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.08.2026

Value Aligned Research Advisors, a hedge fund built around the artificial intelligence investment theme, suffered a 44% loss in July as a sharp selloff in AI-related stocks hit crowded positions across the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg. 11.08.2026

The evolution of hedge fund financing since the global financial crisis has shifted risk away from banks’ balance sheets but concentrated it within highly leveraged investment vehicles. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.101.2026

Hedge funds significantly reduced their bearish exposure to the yen following coordinated efforts by US and Japanese officials to stabilise the currency, reversing a large build-up in short positions earlier this summer, according to a report by Bloomberg. 10.10.2026

Hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management is escalating its activist campaign at Voya Financial, seeking to take its call for a strategic review directly to shareholders and pushing for the asset manager to consider a potential sale, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. 07.08.2026