Hedge funds’ strong performance in January has been backed by numbers from another provider, with Bloomberg data providing more evidence that funds caught the upswings in equities and cryptocurrencies.
Two high-profile credit traders, Hamza Lemssouguer and Sofiane Gharred, helped steer their hedge funds into positive territory by the end of 2022, having at one point earlier in the year seen double-digit declines, according to a report by Bloomberg. The
Citadel, the hedge fund firm founded by Ken Griffin, has extended its 2022 winning streak, which saw it chalk up a record $16 billion annual gain, into January, with the firm’s flagship Wellington fund posted a 2.08% increase during the
Light Street Capital Management’s hedge fund racked up one of the industry’s biggest declines in 2022, falling 54% over the year, just shy of Tiger Global Management’s 56% decline, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Winning interest rate bets helped drive gains at an investment vehicle managed by hedge fund Brevan Howard during 2022 as market volatility and soaring inflation prompted central banks to hike interest rates, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds lost a combined $208 billion of client cash last year, marking the biggest single-year decline for the industry since the global financial crisis of 2008, when combined losses totalled $565 billion, according to a report by Reuters. The
Canadian hedge fund firm Waratah Capital Advisors managed to generate positive returns on most of its products in 2022, including its flagship equity funds, despite its biggest hedge fund posting its first ever annual loss, according to a report by
Digital asset investment products saw minor inflows totalling $9.2 million last week, while trading volumes remained low at $866 million for the week, both suggesting that the recent rally in digital assets was not investment product led.
The Headstart Fund of Funds successfully navigated last year’s volatile markets and recorded a third consecutive year of double-digit positive performance in the process with a 20.67% return.
As recession fears continued to pull equity markets down in December, the hedge fund industry posted its own – if smaller – monthly loss, down -1.68% for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The
