More than 70% of the hedge funds administered by Citco generated positive returns during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a report by Forbes, with funds of all sizes recording gains.
With multi-strategy hedge funds proving a big draw for investors, exchange-traded fund provider and asset manager First Trust Advisors is looking to get in on the act with the launch of a new actively managed ETF, the First Trust Multi-Strategy
New research from quant technology provider SigTech, drawing on data from Preqin and insights from various hedge fund managers, reveals that roughly 30,000 hedge funds are currently operating globally. The US dominates the industry with a market share of 65%,
Union Bancaire Privée has partnered with Brigade Capital Management, to launch a new credit alternative fund on its alternative UCITS platform, U ACCESS (Ireland) UCITS,  the U Access (IRL) Brigade Credit Long Short UCITS which employs a credit long/short strategy.Â
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
