Liquid Alternatives / Trends

Multi-strategy hedge funds delivered impressive performance in 2024, with many, including Millennium Management, Citadel, and DE Shaw, achieving double-digit gains, making it a standout year for the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Multi-strategy hedge fund major Citadel recently offered its investors the option to cash out profits following a 15.1% gain in its flagship Wellington fund in 2024, but most opted to leave their capital invested in the fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.

New York-based hedge fund major DE Shaw is planning to return billions of dollars to external clients after its flagship hedge funds delivered exceptional double-digit gains in 2024, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund major led by Izzy Englander, recorded a 2.5% gain in December, bringing its total returns for 2024 to 15%, but short of the S&P 500’s 23% gain for the year, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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South Africa’s rand could be set for a rebound after hedge funds triggered a dramatic sell-off of long rand-dollar futures, in one of the steepest positioning reversals in recent history, according to a report by BNN Bloomberg.

Hedge funds have significantly increased their stakes in US bank stocks, signalling strong confidence in the sector’s continued rally, boosting their exposure to financial firms by 50% to a combined $340bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing 13F filings.