Large multi-strategy hedge funds delivered strong double-digit gains in 2025, buoyed by an AI-driven rally in US equities and market volatility triggered by trade policies, according to a report by the Economic Times.
Multi-strategy hedge fund firm Schonfeld Strategic Advisors reported strong 2025 performance across its flagship multi-strategy funds, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
AQR Capital Management, the Greenwich, Connecticut hedge fund firm led by Cliff Asness, posted robust gains across its flagship quantitative strategies in 2025, despite a turbulent year for systematic investing, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Multi-strategy hedge fund majors Millennium Management and Citadel delivered double-digit returns in 2025, rebounding from a weak start to the year, though they trailed several smaller multi-manager peers, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Bridgewater Associates’ flagship Pure Alpha fund posted a standout 33% gain in 2025, marking one of the strongest years in the firm’s 50-year history, according to an unnamed person familiar with the firm’s performance figures.
Brazilian hedge funds are on track to outperform their domestic benchmark for the first time in three years, supported by well-timed interest rate trades and a sharp rally in local equities that has lifted returns across the industry, according to
RFM, a newly launched hedge fund focused on Japanese equities, has attracted more than $800m in assets within its first year of operation, reflecting strong investor appetite for Japan’s equity markets amid robust performance and structural reform momentum, according to
Mecox Capital Partners, a new options-focused hedge fund, will begin trading in January with $50m in assets, backed by prominent investor Peter Borish, a founding partner of Tudor Investment Corp, according to a report by Business Insider.
Asian and emerging markets hedge funds delivered strong performance into the final quarter of 2025, successfully navigating a sharp correction in cryptocurrency markets as falling interest-rate expectations, improving trade dynamics and easing geopolitical risks buoyed broader investor sentiment.
JPMorgan Asset Management is launching a new strategy aimed at wealthy investors seeking to maximise after-tax returns, drawing on techniques popularised by quantitative hedge funds AQR Capital Management and Two Sigma Investments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
