Funds
Monolith Management, a technology-focused hedge fund with $300m under management, has delivered an impressive 53% year-to-date return, riding gains in semiconductors, data centres, and a September rally in Chinese equities, according to a report by Reuters.
Tech-focused hedge fund Whale Rock Capital Management plans to reopen its flagship fund in early 2025, seeking to raise between $200m and $300m in new capital, having significantly outperformed the broader market YTD with a 51% gain, according to a report by Reuters.
Pershing Square Holdings has confirmed plans to delist from Euronext Amsterdam, aiming to consolidate trading on the London Stock Exchange in a decision driven by cost-saving measures and a desire to simplify regulatory requirements, according to a report by MorningStar.
Pierre Andurand’s flagship hedge fund – the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced Fund – staged a dramatic comeback in November, delivering a 23% return that reversed losses accumulated earlier in the year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling $270m last week, taking total inflows so far this year to a new record of $37.3bn, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Pythagoras Investments, a New York-based cryptocurrency hedge fund, is to close its flagship Absolute Return Fund to new capital starting early next year following a surge in performance which has attracted significant investor interest, according to a report by Financial News.
Several large hedge fund firms, including Balyasny Asset Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, capitalised on the market turbulence triggered by Donald Trump’s re-election last month, positioning the industry for its best annual performance in four years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund assets reached an all-time high of $4.5tn in October, driven by strong performance across several investment strategies, and underpinned by a 7.4% YTD return in the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, according to a report by Wells Fargo analysts.
As global markets face volatility driven by elections, central-bank policy shifts, and geopolitical tensions, hedge funds are increasingly investing in binary options — a high-risk, all-or-nothing strategy offering pre-determined payouts for accurate bets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Metalayer, a firm founded by veterans of Two Sigma Ventures – the VC arm of quantitative hedge fund firm Two Sigma – has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a $25m cryptocurrency investment fund, according to a report by Fortune.
