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Some of the world’s largest hedge funds, including Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Izzy Englander’s Millennium, suffered losses in February as geopolitical uncertainty and shifting trade policies rattled markets, according to a report by Business Insider.
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Hedge funds have ramped up their bearish positions, selling more stocks than they bought by the largest margin in a year, according to a report Reuters citing data from Goldman Sachs covering the period from 21-27 February.
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Shares in Man Group, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund, jumped nearly 5% following the release of strong profit figures, despite ongoing challenges in some of its key investment strategies, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Manager Q&A | Frederic Guibaud (pictured) began his finance career in the late 1990s. Over the years, he has held roles as a banker, real estate analyst, and country head of Switzerland for DPAM. In 2016, he co-founded AlphaBee Invest SA, followed by AlphaBee Asset Management Fund in 2017, where he now serves as director. With 2025 off to a turbulent start, Guibaud shares his take on the market.
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Activist hedge fund Starboard Value delivered less than 5% in returns last year, significantly trailing its peers as high-profile campaigns at companies including News Corp and Pfizer struggled to gain traction, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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D1 Capital Partners, the $21bn hedge fund led by Daniel Sundheim, has staged a strong recovery by capitalising on undervalued European corporate turnarounds, marking a significant rebound from its heavy tech-driven losses in 2022, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Hedge funds have been rapidly pulling out of US tech and media stocks, exiting at their fastest rate in six months in the two weeks leading up to 21 February, according to a report by Reuters citing a report from the prime brokerage unit at Goldman Sachs.
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Hedge funds are scaling back their bullish wagers on crude oil, signalling a more cautious stance, with net-long positions in West Texas Intermediate having now fallen for four consecutive weeks, reaching their lowest levels since October, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Technology stocks, including Apple, Super Micro Computer, MicroStrategy, and Synopsys, emerged as prime targets for short-sellers in January 2025, according to the latest Shortside Crowdedness Report from Hazeltree.
