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Edge Funds | In the high-velocity world of hedge funds, where quarterly performance often determines survival, BlueBalance Capital has built its reputation on an almost heretical principle: waiting. The Vienna-based firm, which manages €400m across two funds, has spent 15 years perfecting what Co-Founder Michael Schülli (pictured, left-centre with Dr Lukas Goetz, Co-Founder – left, and Alexander Kahl, Partner – right) describes as “investing into dislocations, rather than trading derivatives.”
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Hedge funds and macro traders are reassessing their bearish bets on the US dollar amid escalating Middle East tensions, following US strikes on Iran that rattled global markets but failed to trigger a full-blown risk-off exodus, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds have turned in “steady to excellent” performance YTD, with more than 75% of managers posting gains through May’s equity rebound, according to a report by Alternatives Watch citing performance data from hedge fund research and intelligence provider PivotalPath.
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Hedge funds recorded one of the strongest monthly inflows of recent years in May, with investors committing $6bn, according to the latest data from Citco, the asset servicer with more than $2tn in assets under administration.
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Multi-manager major Schonfeld Strategic Advisors has anchored a new Abu Dhabi-based long-short equity fund with a $500m allocation, backing veteran Waha Capital Portfolio Manager Omar Newera, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Millennium Management, the $75bn multi-manager hedge fund led by Izzy Englander, is in discussions to sell a 10-15% minority stake in its management company in a deal that would value the business at around $14bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group is preparing to launch a campaign against Victoria’s Secret & Co, seeking to overhaul the lingerie brand’s board of directors and dismantle a recently adopted shareholder rights plan, according to a report by Reuters.
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Discretionary macro hedge funds are outperforming their systematic counterparts in 2025 as volatile markets, driven in part by US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy decisions, have disrupted trend-following strategies, according to data from PivotalPath.
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Macro hedge funds weathered a volatile May with largely positive results, underscoring the sector’s resilience in navigating unpredictable macroeconomic conditions. Rokos Capital Management led the pack with a +1.28% return for the month, bringing its year-to-date performance to +9.46%.
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In Alternative Views, Hedgeweek goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on the hedge fund sector. In our first instalment, we sat down with Guido Lombardi, Head of Research and External Funds Allocation at DWS Investment Solutions.
