Frantic trading in US Treasuries on Thursday morning indicated that hedge funds were rapidly unwinding positions vulnerable to losses, amplifying volatility in both cash and futures markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products recorded $1.06bn of inflows last week, their third consecutive week of positive flows, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares, highlighting resilience during geopolitical stress.
Quilter has launched the Quilter Investors Long-Short Equity Fund, appointing JP Morgan Asset Management to manage the mandate. The strategy is designed to generate positive returns by focusing on companies connected directly or indirectly to consumer activity.
The Iran conflict has sent crude prices surging, split hedge fund performance and reignited the debate over commodities as a strategic allocation. Hedgeweek examines what the disruption means for the sector.
Hedge funds posted moderate gains in February while attracting solid net inflows, according to the latest data from SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc, with the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index recorded a gross return of 0.59% in February.
Several commodities-focused hedge funds, including RCMA Capital’s Merchant Commodity Fund posted strong returns last week as market turbulence linked to the Iran conflict created trading opportunities, even as larger multi-strategy firms faced losses, according to a report by Bloomberg.
QuantumStreet AI (QuantumStreet), a provider of AI-driven investment solutions, has launched a new Long-Short Global Equity strategy, designed to provide institutional investors with enhanced global equity exposure and improved risk-return characteristics.
Caxton Associates has suffered significant losses in recent trading as markets reeled from heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to a report in the Financial Times, with the firm’s $9bn macro fund declining about 7% last week.
Braidwell delivered strong performance in 2025, with its flagship hedge fund posting a 28% gross return as the firm increased its focus on artificial intelligence applications across the healthcare sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Pierre Andurand’s hedge fund, Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced, posted a 6% gain last week, benefiting from extreme swings in the oil market triggered by the ongoing conflict in Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with
