December 5, 2023

Alternative Fund Insight’s podcast: What higher-for-longer means for hedge fund returns, LP priorities and multi-strats.

Allocators are expecting more from hedge funds in a higher rate environment, but it should boost the performance of some strategies, according to Jon Caplis, founder of PivotalPath in New York. Listen to learn how PivotalPath is providing unique transparency for institutional allocators, and the firm’s view on today’s landscape.

December 1, 2023

Citadel and Its Peers Are Piling Into the Same Trades. Regulators Are Taking Notice

Citadel, Millennium, Balyasny and Point72 are compared to the PivotalPath Multi-Strategy Index.

November 15, 2023

Pivotal Point of View – November 2023

November 14, 2023

20 Largest Hedge Hedge Funds in the World and Their Top Stock Picks

PivotalPath quoted in Yahoo Finance for its sector index data data, To date every strategy it monitors has been profitable so far this year.

November 10, 2023

Managed Futures Exposure to Treasuries Historically Negative

The swift rally across the curve had a large negative impact on funds that were short Treasuries, including managed futures funds/CTAs. Of note is that February 2021 represents a turning point for the Managed Futures sector, which has been historically mostly long bonds, until then.

November 9, 2023

The Volatility Effect on Hedge Funds

This is part three of a series in which PivotalPath parses hedge fund performance under macroeconomic regimes.

October 31, 2023

Equity hedge funds cut risk in portfolios, less confidence in rallies

Equity long/short managers have generally adopted an increasingly defensive position since Q4 of 2021, in light of challenging macroeconomic conditions.