Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
“Citadel LLC Posts Strong November; Momentum Builds Into Year-End”
One of the biggest names in hedge funds — Citadel — is showing renewed strength as 2025 draws to a close. According to multiple people familiar with its results, Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund gained 1.4% in November, pushing its year-to-date […]
Bridgewater Associates — Big Rebalancing: Shedding Big Tech, Betting on Software & Payments
(HedgeCo.Net). According to newly filed disclosures covering the third quarter of 2025, Bridgewater Associates — long viewed as one of the world’s most influential macro-hedge funds — has sharply reduced its holdings in many of the market’s biggest tech names […]
Hedge Funds Riding a Strong 2025 — And It’s Not Over Yet
(HedgeCo.Net) As 2025 draws toward its close, hedge funds globally are registering one of their strongest years in recent memory — fueled by a robust equity market, favorable macro conditions, and diversified strategies coming back into favor. According to a […]
Big Stock-Selling Alert: Hedge Funds Could Dump $40B in Global Equities
(HedgeCo.Net). The global hedge-fund industry is on high alert after Goldman Sachs issued a client note projecting that trend-following hedge funds could sell up to $39 billion of global equities in the coming week following the break of a key threshold in […]
Top Talent at the Big Hedge Funds: Exec Turnover at Citadel LLC
(HedgeCo.Net) In the relentless race for talent, the multistrategy giant Citadel is seeing notable executive churn in its business development (BD) and recruitment ranks. Business Insider What’s happening? The article reports that Citadel’s BD team has experienced a “rash” of departures […]
Treasury Market Warning: The Growing Footprint of Hedge Funds
(HedgeCo.Net) The Federal Reserve has sounded a clear caution about the increasing role of hedge funds in the U.S. Treasury market, raising questions about risk, leverage and market-stress exposure. Financial Times+1 What’s happening In a public address on November 20, governor […]
Hedge Fund Strategies Move Into ETFs and Semi-Liquid Wrappers
(HedgeCo,Net) The wall between traditional hedge funds and mainstream investment products is thinning fast. Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund, has launched a new line of ETFs that replicate some of its flagship strategies, bringing hedge-fund-style trades […]
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Leads Hedge Funds’ Charge into Private Credit Markets
(HedgeCo.Net) In a bold strategic pivot that signals a broader industry shift, billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management, managing $41.5 billion in assets, is preparing to launch into the private credit space. This move, reported by Bloomberg, places Point72 alongside […]
Hedge Funds Trim Magnificent Seven Bets Amid Valuation Concerns
(HedgeCo.Net) Major Wall Street hedge funds significantly reduced exposure to the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants in the third quarter of 2025, according to 13F filings released last week. Funds cut holdings in Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta, while shifting capital […]
Defined Outcome and Buffered Strategies Gain Traction as Liquid Alts Core
(HedgeCo.Net) Among 2025’s hottest liquid alt trends are defined-outcome and buffered ETFs, offering predefined upside caps with built-in downside protection—ideal for risk-averse investors in volatile times. Innovator ETFs and similar products use options ladders to buffer 9-30% losses while capturing […]
Fee Pressure Mounts: Almost Half of Hedge Funds Weighing Cuts
(HedgeCo.Net) In response to evolving market dynamics, nearly 44% of hedge funds are reportedly evaluating a reduction in their traditional “2 & 20” fee model. The Times According to a survey by IG Prime, competitive pressures, investor demands, and regulatory scrutiny are all pushing […]
AI-First Hedge Funds: The New Frontier of Quant Investing
(HedgeCo.Net) A new wave of “AI-first” hedge funds is redefining how money managers compete. Rather than relying primarily on human intuition or traditional quant models, these firms are built around proprietary AI systems that process vast data sets, generate predictive insights, and […]
