Funds
Asia-focused equity hedge funds are on track to record their largest monthly losses on record after a sharp sell-off in artificial intelligence-related stocks triggered a rapid unwinding of one of this year’s most profitable investment themes, according to a report by Reuters citing a note from Goldman Sachs.
Hedge funds linked to Liang Wenfeng, the billionaire founder of DeepSeek, emerged among the biggest beneficiaries of the record-breaking initial public offering of Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global hedge fund industry assets rose by a record $409.3bn in the second quarter to reach $5.6tn, as strong investment performance and continued investor inflows drove the sector’s 15th consecutive quarterly expansion, according to HFR.
Hedge funds delivered their strongest quarterly performance of the decade so far in the second quarter of 2026, with equity, global macro and multi-strategy funds leading a broad-based rebound and investor inflows reaching a new high, according to Citco.
Asia-focused hedge funds, including WT China Fund and Keystone Investors are suffering a sharp reversal in fortunes this month after riding a powerful rally in artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks through the first half of 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg.
China’s quantitative hedge funds endured significant losses last week as a global retreat from artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks triggered a sharp reversal in crowded trades, exposing the risks associated with momentum-driven systematic strategies, according to a report by CryptoBriefing.
Hedge funds delivered a third consecutive month of positive performance in June, with global macro and equity strategies leading returns, while investor appetite remained robust as the industry recorded another month of net inflows, according to Citco’s latest monthly hedge fund report.
Aethon Fund has launched with $50m in initial capital, and is seeking to attract institutional investors with a systematic investment strategy that combines proprietary market signals with artificial intelligence-driven trade execution.
Hedge funds delivered strong returns in June while continuing to attract fresh investor capital, according to the latest data from SS&C GlobeOp.
Hedge fund launches and liquidations both accelerated in the first quarter of 2026 as managers and investors responded to heightened market volatility driven by geopolitical tensions, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies and an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, according to new data from HFR.
