Liquid Alternatives News

Senator Investment Group, the long-short, event-driven hedge fund firm founded by Alexander Klabin and Douglas Silverman in 2008, has taken the last available space at Zero Irving, a new development at 124 East 14th Street in Union Square, New York, according to a report by Commercial Observer.

Hedge funds, which have been heavily concentrated in the so-called “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks, are now gradually reducing their exposure to these high-flying companies, according to a report by the Financial Times citing analysis by Goldman Sachs.

Die fast vergessene Anlageklasse wird ihrem Ruf als Kriseninvestment und Portfoliostabilisator weiterhin gerecht. Das belegt eine aktuelle Untersuchung zweier Wissenschaftler der Universität Hamburg. Vor allem als Ergänzung zu Aktien spielen CTA-Strategien ihre Trümpfe aus.

Hedge funds are offloading stocks at their fastest pace in over two years, even as markets show signs of recovery, with US funds selling equities at levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, according to a recent report from Goldman Sachs.

Hedge fund performance improved in July to an average weighted return of 0.6%, up from 0.4% in the previous month, with over two-thirds of strategies ending the month in positive territory, according to the latest Monthly Hedge Fund Update from Citco.

David Goel, a former protégé of Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson, has decided to close his $11bn hedge fund firm Matrix Capital Management and return client cash, due to personal health issues, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Coatue Management, the hedge fund firm led by Philippe Laffont, increased its stake in Nvidia by 893% in Q2 to 13.75 million shares with the position in the chipmaker now accounting for 6.61% of the firm’s investment portfolio, according to a report by Benzinga.

Dubai-based Magellan Capital Holdings Ltd is set to launch a $700m multi-strategy hedge fund next month, in what will be one off the largest ever fund debuts in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has continued its significant reduction in exposure to Chinese stocks, selling off US-listed Chinese holdings for the seventh quarter running in Q2 2024, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

Equity long/short hedge funds, managing over $1.3 trillion in assets, have delivered solid returns across market cycles. However, with investors increasingly focused on downside protection and alpha generation, these funds are facing persistent net redemptions. The question now is: Can they adapt to a world of high rates and shifting market dynamics? Our latest report […]

Pension funds, endowments and others like their diversification but aren’t interested in an allocation, according to Preqin.

Recent data from Jefferies has revealed a significant shift in hedge fund portfolios, particularly within Magnificent 7 stocks, with managers favouring Amazon and Microsoft over Netflix and Meta, according to a report by Investing.com.