Liquid Alternatives News

In both 2024 and 2025 (through July), managed futures ETFs materially outperformed more expensive hedge funds and mutual funds. Cumulatively over the past 19 months, the average ETF has outperformed hedge fund and mutual fund peers by a rather staggering 730 bps and 900 bps, respectively. Through a different lens, 85% of ETFs outperformed in […]

What drives performance dispersion among trend followers? To a report by Man. 03.09.2025

Elliott Management has disclosed a $4bn stake in PepsiCo, marking one of the activist hedge fund’s largest positions to date, as it pushes for a shake-up at the global drinks and snacks group to reverse a sharp share price decline, according to a report by the Financial Times. 03.09.2025

Former TCI partner Edgar Allen has delivered strong returns from his London-based hedge fund, with High Ground Investment Management up 5% in August, bringing year-to-date gains to 25.4%, according to a report by Financial News. 03.09.2025

Leading multi-strategy hedge funds, including Citadel and ExodusPoint delivered positive performance in August, buoyed by steady gains in global equity markets, though results varied across firms, according to a report by Business Insider. 03.09.2025

Magnetar, the credit-focused hedge fund that rose to prominence during the 2008 financial crisis, has posted one of the industry’s strongest returns this year after a bold wager on AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave delivered outsized gains, according to a report by the Financial Times. 02.09.2025

Digital assets funds saw inflows of $2.48bn last week, lifting August inflows to $4.37bn and YTD flows to $35.5bn, though AUM slipped 10% to $219bn, according to a the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares. 02.09.2025

Hedge funds are increasing wagers that the Chinese yuan will extend its rally against the dollar, with options market activity pointing to expectations of the offshore yuan (CNH) strengthening to 7 or firmer by year-end, according to a report by Bloomberg citing SGX Derivatives Exchange data. To a report by the Hedgeweek. 01.09.2025

Hedge funds are stepping up wagers that the Japanese yen is poised to break higher against the US dollar, after weeks of trading in a tight range around 147/USD, according to a report by Bloomberg citing recent data from derivatives exchange operator CME Group. 01.09.2025

An affiliate of Elliott Investment Management has been recommended as the winning bidder in a US court-supervised auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum, with a $5.89bn offer, according to a report by Reuters citing filings released on Friday. 01.09.2025

New York-based hedge fund ValueWorks has significantly increased its stake in Danish offshore wind developer Orsted A/S, seizing on this week’s record share price slump as a buying opportunity, according to a report by Bloomberg. 29.08.2025

Ning Jin, the former CIO of Viking Global Investors, is preparing to debut his long-awaited hedge fund spin-out, Avantyr Capital, with a team of nearly 20 professionals and more than $1bn in anticipated launch capital, according to a repot by Business Insider. 29.08.2025

Numerai, the San Francisco-based quantitative hedge fund backed by Paul Tudor Jones, has secured up to $500m from JPMorgan Asset Management – a commitment that will more than double the firm’s assets under management to nearly $1bn over the next year, according to a report by Bloomberg. 28.09.2025

Global hedge funds are increasing exposure to Chinese equities, with August set to record the strongest monthly inflows since February, according to a report by Reuters citing a recent note from Morgan Stanley’s prime brokerage desk. To a report by the Hedgeweek. 28.09.2025