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Global hedge funds significantly increased short positions against manufacturing companies in June as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East fuelled concerns over supply chain disruption and rising input costs, according to a report by Reuters citing new securities finance data from Hazeltree. To a report by hedgeweek. 17.07.2026

Hedge funds faced another bout of volatility on Friday as a broad sell-off in artificial intelligence-linked stocks spread across global equity markets, prompting investors to unwind some of the year’s most crowded technology trades, according to a report by the Financial Times. 17.07.2026

Escalating conflict between the US and Iran has pushed crude prices towards their strongest weekly performance since April, creating fresh opportunities—and risks—for commodity-focused hedge funds as concerns mount over disruptions to global energy supplies, according to a report by Bloomberg. 17.07.2026

The world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds are increasingly looking beyond their own trading floors for investment ideas, creating a growing market in which smaller hedge fund managers are paid to supply alpha-generating signals, according to a report by Bloomberg. 16.07.2026

A weaker-than-expected US inflation reading has prompted a sharp repricing across interest rate markets, with hedge funds and other fixed income investors reducing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at its July meeting, according to a report by Bloomberg. 15.07.2026

Hedge funds delivered strong returns in June while continuing to attract fresh investor capital, according to the latest data from SS&C GlobeOp. To a report by hedegweek. 15.07.2026

Oil prices posted their largest one-day gain in more than six years on Monday as renewed conflict in the Middle East and fresh US action against Iranian shipping prompted hedge funds and energy traders to reassess the likelihood of a prolonged disruption to global crude supplies, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. […]

Hedge funds and fixed income investors are increasingly positioning for the possibility of a US Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this month, with markets pricing in a sharply higher probability of policy tightening ahead of key inflation data and testimony from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, according to a report by Bloomberg. 14.07.2026

Macro hedge fund Deem Global has raised approximately $1bn from the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC), underscoring continued institutional demand for discretionary macro strategies and Abu Dhabi’s growing influence as a major source of hedge fund capital, according to a report by Bloomberg. 13.07.2026

A group of hedge funds including Verition Fund Management and Empyrean Capital Partners, is battling for control of a proposed shareholder class action challenging 3G Capital’s $9.4bn acquisition of footwear company Skechers USA, as investors seek to overturn what they claim was an undervalued takeover. To a report by hedgeweek. 13.07.2026

Bei den favorisierten Subsegmenten zeigt sich die Heterogenität der Anlageklasse. First Private und FERI setzen auf marktneutrale Equity-Long/Short- und Event-Strategien — gestützt auf einen Rekord-Dealflow bei M&A im ersten Halbjahr 2026. Swisscanto/ZKB favorisiert Convertible Arbitrage und Alternative-Beta-Ansätze, Eurizon die Risikoarbitrage. Nach einem Report von e-fundresearch. 10.07.2026

Hedge funds extended their winning streak in June, according to data from HFR, delivering a third consecutive month of positive returns as equity markets reached new highs, artificial intelligence-driven stocks continued to rally and event-driven managers benefited from an active corporate and IPO environment. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.07.2026

Systematic hedge funds have suffered their weakest spell of performance since August after a sharp reversal in artificial intelligence-related trades triggered losses across some of the market’s most crowded positions, according to a report by Reuters citing a recent Goldman Sachs client note. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.07.2026

The backdrop for currency carry trades is the most favourable it has been in more than 20 years, as wide interest rate differentials and subdued foreign exchange volatility create attractive opportunities for macro investors, according top a report by Bloomberg. 10.07.2026