Managers
Hedge funds and large speculators have ramped up their bullish positions on gold to the highest level in more than four years, driven by expectations of earlier and more significant monetary easing by the Federal Reserve, according to report by Bloomberg.
Elliott Investment Management, the activist hedge fund with a significant stake in Southwest Airlines, has issued a stern warning to the airline – change leadership or face a potential proxy fight – ahead of a first meeting between the two parties on 9 September, according to a report by Reuters.
Bearish hedge fund positions on US two-year and 10-year Treasury note futures have surged to record levels, according to a report by Reuters, citing data released by the Commodity Futures Treading Commission (CFTC).
Senator Investment Group, the long-short, event-driven hedge fund firm founded by Alexander Klabin and Douglas Silverman in 2008, has taken the last available space at Zero Irving, a new development at 124 East 14th Street in Union Square, New York, according to a report by Commercial Observer.
Hedge funds, which have been heavily concentrated in the so-called “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks, are now gradually reducing their exposure to these high-flying companies, according to a report by the Financial Times citing analysis by Goldman Sachs.
Hedge funds are offloading stocks at their fastest pace in over two years, even as markets show signs of recovery, with US funds selling equities at levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, according to a recent report from Goldman Sachs.
Australia’s second-highest performing hedge fund, Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund, has capitalised on the increased volatility during earnings seasons, claiming that inadequate investment bank research has struggled to keep pace with rapidly changing industries, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hong Kong-based hedge fund Strategic Vision Investment has wound down its primary Value Multiplier Fund, a long-short investment vehicle which focused on Chinese equities, according to a report by Reuters.
Citigroup Inc has observed a significant shift in carry trade strategies, with hedge funds increasingly borrowing US dollars rather than Japanese yen to invest in emerging-market currencies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mega-cap tech stocks remain the cornerstone of hedge funds’ top 20 equity positions, according to a report by MarketWatch citing recent analysis of 332 money managers with in excess of $1bn in AUM.
