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Hedge fund short sellers have amassed a potential $16.2bn in profits as Tesla’s stock price has plummeted by 50% over the past three months, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data released by S3 Partners.
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Asset managers are ramping up bullish euro positions to a five-month high, while hedge funds are scaling back short bets, reflecting a significant shift in sentiment toward the European currency, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Asia-focused hedge funds have fared better than their US counterparts during the recent market downturn, benefiting from a relative outperformance in Chinese equities as global investors shift capital into the region, according to a report by Reuters.
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Jersey-based global macro hedge fund firm Brevan Howard Asset Management is scaling back traders’ risk limits as the firm’s flagship fund faces mounting losses, erasing last year’s gains, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge fund deleveraging accelerated late last week, impacting European stock markets and European hedge fund managers’ returns, with the impact likely to continue this week, according to a report by Reuters, citing a client note from JPMorgan.
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EXCLUSIVE: SkyBridge Capital founder Antony Scaramucci (pictured) anticipates productive cryptocurrency regulatory clarity emerging this year, starting with stablecoin legislation, following the landmark summit hosted by Donald Trump at the White House over the weekend.
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Hedge funds unwound single-stock positions at the fastest pace in more than two years on Friday, with de-risking activity reminiscent of March 2020, when portfolio managers slashed market exposure amid the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by Reuters.
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Hedge fund Millennium Management posted a 1.3% loss in February, marking its worst monthly performance in over six years, with the rare setback being driven by around $900m in losses across two investment teams, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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For International Women’s Day this year, Hedgeweek spoke to Kelly Young (pictured), Chief Executive Officer at Acadian Asset Management, about her journey from investment banking to leading a quantitative asset management firm, the progress of gender diversity in finance, and strategies for advancing women’s leadership. Her insights reflect both personal experience navigating a traditionally male-dominated industry and strategic approaches to building inclusive cultures within financial institutions.
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Market volatility in February dealt a blow to several major hedge funds, including Millennium Management, Citadel, and Jain Global, as crowded trades and unexpected macro shifts disrupted key strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
