Funds
Daniel Senft, former senior stock-picker at Coatue Management, has raised $2.5bn for the launch of his new firm NX1 Capital, marking one of the largest hedge fund debuts in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Toronto-based hedge fund Anson Funds Management saw strong returns in 2025, with its flagship fund doubling gains from 10.1% in 2024 to 21.2%, pushing total assets under management to $2.4 billion as of 31 December, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Zhejiang High-Flyer Asset Management, the quantitative hedge fund founded by DeepSeek creator Liang Wenfeng, delivered average returns of nearly 57% in 2025, reinforcing a standout year for China’s systematic managers, according to a report by Business Times.
D1 Capital Partners recorded a 39 per cent gain across its private investment portfolio last year, driven largely by its long-standing investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX following a sharp uplift in the company’s valuation, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Chris Rokos’ macro hedge fund delivered another year of double-digit returns in 2025, gaining around 21% as volatility across equities, rates and currencies created fertile trading conditions for global macro managers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
London-based Qube Research & Technologies’ flagship hedge fund delivered gains of around 30% in 2025, broadly in line with its long-term performance record, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Losses at Eisler Capital deepened in the final month of 2025 as the now-closed multi-strategy hedge fund completed its wind-down, with the firm’s flagship fund falling 7.35% in December, taking full-year losses to 14.3%, according to an a report by Bloomberg citing an investor letter.
Hedge fund performance strengthened sharply in December, capping the industry’s strongest calendar year since 2009, as managers successfully navigated evolving risks across macroeconomic, energy, technology and geopolitical markets, according to HFR.
Brevan Howard Asset Management reported a 20% decline in profits available to partners for the year to March 2025, as one of the world’s largest macro hedge funds missed out on a strong year for macro trading, according top a report by the Financial Times.
Macro hedge fund manager Said Haidar delivered a dramatic year-end turnaround for his Haidar Jupiter Fund, posting an estimated 20.3% gain in December – the largest monthly advance in over two years – and ending 2025 up 6.8%, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an investor update.
