Igor Tulchinsky’s WorldQuant, which previously managed capital exclusively for multi-strategy major Millennium Management, is now managing $10bn in assets for other clients, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Total global hedge fund assets increased for the seventh consecutive quarter in Q2 2024, surpassing the previous record high of $4.3tn to reach $4.31tn with a quarterly increase of approximately $11bn, according to the latest data from HFR.
Elliott Investment Management, one of the world’s largest activist investors, has built a significant position in Starbucks, and is engaging in discussions aimed at enhancing the coffee giant’s stock performance, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed sources.
Brevan Howard’s crypto hedge fund achieved a significant gain of around 20% in the first half of this year, amid increased interest from institutional investors in the burgeoning asset class, according to a report by MarketWatch.
Global hedge funds have been reducing their exposure to US stocks for five consecutive days amid a broad sell-off in megacap tech-related stocks, according to a report by Reuters citing a note from Goldman Sachs.
Equity long-short strategies outperformed others with average gains of 2.7% for the second quarter of the year with global macro managers in particular underperforming, according to investment firm Unlimited’s Hedge Fund Barometer.
Global hedge funds have reduced their exposure to US software stocks to “new multi-year lows” following a broader sell-off in the technology sector, according to a report by Reuters citing a recent note from Morgan Stanley’s prime brokerage division.
Hedge funds, led by tech-centric firms including Whale Rock Capital Management and Light Street Capital Management, are on track for a year of bumper returns having recoded big gains in the first half of 2024, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Anthony ‘the Mooch’ Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital has restricted client withdrawals from its crypto-focused hedge fund, even as the fund’s returns have soared, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent regulatory filing.
Bill Hwang, founder of the now-defunct hedge fund Archegos Capital Management, has been found guilty of securities fraud and market manipulation which resulted in billions of dollars in losses for global investment banks, according to a report by the Associated Press.