Funds
VistaShares has launched a new exchange-traded fund designed to mirror the equity positions of Pershing Square Capital Management founder Bill Ackman, one of Wall Street’s most prominent activist investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds including Silver Point Capital, Redwood Capital Management, and Monarch Alternative Capital, are in line for potentially significant gains following EchoStar Corp’s $17bn sale of wireless spectrum to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds delivered another month of positive returns in August, lifted by surging equity markets in the US and Asia and strong performances in healthcare and technology stocks, according to a report by Reuters citing a recent client note from Goldman Sachs.
Private investment giant Blackstone, the world’s largest hedge fund investor, has committed $250m to Covara Capital, a newly launched opportunistic long-short credit fund founded by former Fir Tree Partners portfolio manager Sachin Gupta, according to a report by Reuters.
Former King Street Capital partner Paul Goldschmid is preparing to roll out one of 2025’s largest hedge fund launches, with his new credit-focused firm Harvey Capital Partners expected to debut in Q4 with more than $1bn under management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund manager with more than $70bn in assets, generated positive performance across two of its key strategies in August, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the results.
Abbey Capital has launched its first UCITS fund, Abbey Capital TrendPlus, on Waystone’s MontLake UCITS platform, marking the Irish alternative investment manager’s entry into the European retail-compliant fund space.
Singapore-based systematic hedge fund Quantedge delivered its strongest monthly performance of 2025 in August, rising 8.3%, driven by successful positions across equities, commodities and currencies, according to a report by Financial News.
Irth Capital Management is raising capital for a new hedge fund designed to take a ‘constructivist’ approach to public and private equity investing, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Hawai’i-based holding company Orthogonal Thinker has announced plans to launch a tokenised hedge fund, alongside the continued expansion of its artificial intelligence-powered LIF3 ecosystem and broader digital asset initiatives.
