Category Archives: Hedge Fund Performance
The January Scorecard Is In — “Platform Hedge Funds” Are Winning Big:
(HedgeCo.Net) In early 2026, the most important trend at the largest U.S. hedge funds isn’t a single trade or a single market call. It’s the platform effect — the ability to generate steady returns across many teams, instruments, and time horizons while […]
Blackstone’s Biggest Hedge Fund Platform Posted a 12% Gain in 2025 — Here’s What It Signals for 2026:
(HedgeCo.Net) Blackstone’s largest hedge fund platform delivered a nearly 12% return in 2025, beating the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (about 7.1%) and reinforcing a narrative that’s quietly been building across the hedge fund landscape: multi-asset, multi-engine hedge platforms are regaining their “all-weather” credibility—not by […]
Hedge Funds Back on Top After a Long ‘Alpha Winter’
(HedgeCo.Net) For much of the past decade, hedge funds lived under a persistent cloud of skepticism. After the global financial crisis, accommodative monetary policy, low volatility, and relentless equity-market gains made it increasingly difficult for active managers to outperform cheap, […]
One Man Hedge Fund has caught the attention of Industry Giants:
(HedgeCo.Net) In an industry that often equates scale with edge—more analysts, more data, more technology, more leverage—Lucida Capital is an uncomfortable counterexample. The Canada-based hedge fund is operated solely by Francis Lau, and yet it posted a 65% gain from April […]
Greenlight Capital Closing to New Investors:
(HedgeCo.Net) David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital is moving to close its hedge fund to new investments effective July 1, 2026, a capacity decision that arrives at a moment when allocator interest in hedge funds is rising again—but conviction about public-market valuations is […]
Global Hedge Fund Assets Surpass $5 Trillion for the First Time:
(HedgeCo.Net). For more than a decade, the hedge fund industry has lived in a paradox: indispensable to institutional portfolios, yet perpetually questioned in public markets. Fees were debated, “alpha drought” narratives came and went, and investors periodically swung between love […]
Record Gains, Massive Inflows, and Hedge Fund Renaissance:
(HedgeCo.Net) The hedge fund industry is experiencing what many allocators and strategists are calling a renaissance — marked by record profits at iconic managers, the largest inflows in nearly two decades, and expanding influence across sectors such as industrials and China-focused equities. […]
Hedge Funds Brace for Trump’s Tariffs:
(HedgeCo.Net) In markets dominated by macro uncertainty and geopolitical tension, the biggest story trending today among U.S. hedge funds is the massive repositioning in response to President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats. What began as a broader policy signal has swiftly evolved into front-of-mind […]
2025 Was the Best Year for Hedge Fund in 15-Years:
(HedgeCo.Net) Following the release of full 2025 hedge fund performance data, hedge funds posted their strongest collective results in over 15 years. Market observers and allocators now ask: is this the end of the so-called “alpha drought,” and what does this […]
Hedge Funds at a Turning Point:
(HedgeCo.Net) In what many industry insiders are calling the most significant development shaping hedge fund strategy and market positioning in 2026, the United States’ largest hedge funds are benefiting from a remarkably strong performance backdrop in 2025, driving major revenue gains […]
Today’s Largest Hedge Funds Are Diversifying Strategy and Redefining Alpha in 2026
(HedgeCo.Net) The hedge fund industry’s largest players are navigating a pivotal moment — where performance, diversification, structural innovation and investor demands converge. With over $5 trillion in global assets and hedge funds generating some of the strongest annual returns since the […]
Hedge Funds Battle for Human Capital
(HedgeCo.Net) In 2025 and into 2026, hedge funds are confronting an intensifying hiring battle. With market performance rebounds and expanded strategy scopes, employee demand — especially among elite traders, data scientists, and portfolio architects — now outstrips supply. Employees Hold […]