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Billions Flow to New Hedge Funds Focused on AI-Related Bets
Leopold Aschenbrenner emerged last year as a precocious artificial-intelligence influencer after publishing a widely read manifesto. Then he decided to try his hand at stock picking. The 23-year-old with no professional investing experience quickly raised more money for a hedge fund than most pedigreed portfolio managers can when they strike out on their own. Situational Awareness […]
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A Wild Year for Markets Hits Trend-Following Hedge Funds
Many hedge funds have weathered this year’s trade-war turmoil well. The one big exception: fast-moving quantitative funds that are meant to flourish in tough markets. These funds, known as trend followers, use complicated computer algorithms to spot patterns in asset prices, then ride them up or down. The investment approach has a reputation for protecting […]
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Hedge Funds Dump US Stocks, Seeing Risks as Tariff Woes Linger
The relentless rally that has the S&P 500 Index hovering near all-time highs still hasn’t convinced Wall Street’s smart money to give up on their bearish views. “Managers are still pretty cautious as a lot of the underlying risks still haven’t gone away,” said Jonathan Caplis, chief executive officer of hedge-fund research firm PivotalPath, citing macroeconomic uncertainty. “Hedge […]
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Stockpicking hedge funds make comeback in market turbulence
Equity long-short funds attract investor inflows for first time in a decade on strong returns so far in 2025
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Hedge funds log 11th consecutive quarter of positive returns in Q2: hedge fund news
PivotalPath’s main hedge fund strategy indices also recorded a clean sweep of positive returns last month, with managers of all stripes and strategies profiting from rising stock markets and assorted opportunities in FX and commodities.
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Pivotal Point of View – July 2025
PivotalPath’s main strategy indices experienced a clean sweep of positive performance in June
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Hedge Funds Take Aim at Small Cap Stocks After Torrid Rally
Hedge funds are ramping up bets against the shares of smaller companies after a searing rally, as doubts linger about the resilience of the US economy in the face of a global trade war. “Managers believe that small caps are more exposed to domestic economic uncertainty,” said Jon Caplis, CEO of hedge fund research firm PivotalPath. […]
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Quant and macro hedge funds outperform as markets ride Trump tariff volatility
Hedge funds pushed through first half uncertainty and volatility to finish in positive performance territory, with funds from managers including AQR Capital Management and Bridgewater Associates posting double-digit gains. Hedge funds overall posted returns of 3.8% through the end of June, according to the PivotalPath hedge fund composite index. PivotalPath’s equity quant index finished the […]
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Tiger Cub Hedge Funds Led by Lone Pine Log Strong First-Half Gains
A pack of stock-picking firms known as Tiger Cubs — the hedge funds run by proteges of Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson — were among the industry’s best performers in the first half of the year, capped by solid gains in June. It was a tumultuous start to 2025 for markets, which have been whipsawed by geopolitical […]
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Citadel, Millennium, Viking veterans lead wave of major 2025 hedge fund launches
Several $500 million-plus to more than $1 billion hedge fund launches are on the horizon for the second half of this year and into 2026, helmed by chief investment officers and portfolio managers with pedigrees from firms including Citadel, Millennium Management, Viking Global Investors and Coatue Management. Full story in the link below.
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