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‘Computers love us, humans struggle.’ How Mount Lucas’ contrarian approach uses managed futures to diversify.
Data from PivotalPath, which tracks hedge fund performance, shows the pattern held during the S&P 500’s five worst quarters since 2000: Q3 2001, Q3 2002, Q4 2008, Q1 2020 and Q2 2022. When stocks fell 63% cumulatively during those periods, managed futures funds gained 50% on average, according to PivotalPath’s index. Full story in the […]
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Soaring fund manager pay cost Eisler Capital dear
New York has been the centre of the multi-manager model with pass-through fees and that won’t change, investors said. London, the second largest hedge fund centre, has 171 hedge fund managers, compared to 911 in New York, a city which has accounted for roughly 85% of hedge funds consistently for the last five years, data […]
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Hedge fund EDL Capital up almost 30% for year to end-September, says source
The broader hedge fund industry is up 8.5% in the year to the end of September, according to hedge fund research firm, PivotalPath. EDL’s returns are ahead of an index tracking average returns of similar macro focused hedge funds. These posted a 0.9% return for September and are up 6.1% for the year to September-end, […]
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Taconic Shuttering Flagship Hedge Fund in Broad Shakeup
In a major overhaul, Taconic Capital Advisors is shuttering its $1.8 billion flagship multistrategy hedge fund, spinning out its European credit strategy and reworking its C-suite. The fund’s annualized return since its 2004 inception is 5.8%, while the PivotalPath Event Driven Index gained 7.8% every year on average for roughly the same period.
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How secretive hedge fund Magnetar went all in on AI
Equity long-short funds attract investor inflows for first time in a decade on strong returns so far in 2025
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How Hedge Funds Won Big on an Obscure Drugmaker
It had been an anemic year for hedge funds that trade biotech stocks, thanks in part to moves by the Trump administration. A little-known French drugmaker provided a shot in the arm. The PivotalPath Healthcare Index lost 5% in the first half of this year, despite a 4% gain in the PivotalPath Composite.
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An Old-School Hedge Fund Strategy Reboots Outside Giant Podshops
An improving environment for mergers and acquisitions is also acting as tailwind for the departing traders as they set up their own outfits, enticing big-name investors on board to help them make the leap. Merger arbitrage funds, a subset of event-driven strategies, gained 5.7% on average through July this year, according to research firm PivotalPath. […]
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Agility pays off as hedge funds scale back tech bets in July
Hedge funds are now up more than 5% for the year following a largely successful July, according to new industry analyses, with a majority of managers continuing their advance last month. PivotalPath said the sector is now “more agile and opportunity-driven” than at any other point in 2025
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BlackRock research arm bigs up hedge funds to investors
The BlackRock Investment Institute believes investors should bulk up their exposure to hedge funds, the company said on Thursday. The research arm of the asset manager suggests investors dedicate up to 5% more of their portfolios from their current levels to hedge fund investments, the highest the institute has ever recommended. The broader hedge fund universe returned […]
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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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