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Check out the winning hedge fund strategies of 2025
Healthcare stocks, media and telecoms companies, and Asian equities were among hedge funds’ best trades this year, with just two weeks left on the calendar. Overall, equity-focused funds — which trade stocks long and short by sector, geography or theme — are the top-performing category in the 11 months to the end of November, according […]
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Renaissance Explores Tweak to Trading Models After Meme-Stock Volatility
Two funds at quant-trading pioneer suffered worst months ever in October Unprecedented turbulence at a pair of quantitative hedge funds managed by the industry pioneer Renaissance Technologies is causing the firm to consider adjusting its trading models, according to people familiar with the matter. The Long Island-based firm, founded by the mathematician Jim Simons, uses machine learning and […]
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Biotech rally mints huge profits for hedge funds
Equity long-short funds attract investor inflows for first time in a decade on strong returns so far in 2025
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Paul Tudor Jones-Backed Numerai Nabs $500 Million Valuation
A crowdsourcing hedge fund backed by billionaire Paul Tudor Jones has raised fresh capital from university endowments and venture firms at a valuation of $500 million, after its unconventional stock-picking model outperformed peers. “Investors are interested in liquidity which privates can’t provide and being uncorrelated to a market that’s never been more expensive than in the history of my […]
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Commentary: Hedge fund benchmarks — from flawed to functional
Why are hedge fund allocations still lagging, even as performance continues to impress? In a recent article for Pensions & Investments, Jon Caplis, CEO of PivotalPath explored this hedge fund paradox, making it clear that the problem isn’t industry performance, but measurement. Too many allocators and managers are working with flawed and opaque benchmarks that […]
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When the Hedges Don’t Hedge the Way You Expect
Researchers have found that performance is far higher than people think once the data includes the largest institutional hedge funds. “Every single piece of research needs to be revisited.”
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Equity gains and ‘vintage’ macro push hedge funds higher in September
Hedge funds gained across all main strategy groups in September, with equity funds pushing higher and macro’s “vintage run” continuing. New York-based PivotalPath saw a 1.9% rise in its main hedge fund index which put it up 8.7% YTD. Equity funds led the way in September, its sector-focused index up 4.1% and 13.2% YTD.
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Hedge fund liquidations hit two-decade low as industry assets near $5 trillion
Hedge fund liquidations have fallen to their lowest level in more than 20 years, as industry assets approach $5 trillion and performance improves across equity strategies
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Hedge funds surge with highest quarterly return in 4 years, but correlation concerns emerge
PivotalPath’s hedge fund composite returned 5.3% in the third quarter. By comparison, the S&P 500 climbed 14.8% year-to-date through September, while the Nasdaq gained 17.3%. Emerging markets surged 27.5%, propelled by a 42% rally in China’s MSCI index. Rising beta in event-driven strategies tests hedge fund alpha Correlations to the S&P 500 reached near-record levels […]
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