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2025: The Year Liquid Alts Stepped Into the Spotlight

2025 may prove to be a turning point for Liquid alternatives — strategies that aim to deliver hedge-fund-style returns, but with the liquidity and accessibility of mutual funds or ETFs. Once viewed as niche or “hedge-fund lite,” liquid alts have […]

ARK Invest Bets $16.5M on Crypto Equity, Signaling Market Confidence

(HedgeCo.Net). In a noteworthy show of confidence, ARK Invest — the high-profile investment firm led by Cathie Wood — recently purchased $16.5 million worth of stock in crypto-linked equities, including shares of Coinbase. CryptoRank+1 This move arrives amid widespread market weakness: many cryptocurrencies […]

Multi-Strategy Big Firms Trail Smaller Focused Strategies in 2025

(HedgeCo.Net) A paradox is emerging in the hedge-fund world: some of the largest multi-strategy funds are underperforming smaller, more focused funds this year. According to reporting by Business Insider, “big?name multistrategy hedge funds have trailed the S&P 500 for the […]

A New Crypto-Hedge Fund Launch: Neverwinter Fund I SLP Goes Global for Bitcoin

(HedgeCo.Net) A Luxembourg-based hedge fund, Neverwinter Fund I SLP, was launched and positions itself as a “premier global Bitcoin hedge fund”, catering to institutional investors and offering exposure to digital-asset strategies. markets.businessinsider.com Why it matters This illustrates both the increasing institutionalisation […]

“Structural Shift: Fund Conversions and Access Enhancements”

(HedgeCo.Net) Beyond strategy shifts, a key development in the liquid alternatives market is structural: fund formats are evolving and full access is expanding. One recent example: the asset manager SEI Investments Company converted a multi-strategy liquid alternatives mutual fund into […]

Fund Managers Tackle Stress-Test Challenges in Liquid Alts

(HedgeCo.Net) As the popularity of liquid alternative funds continues to rise, asset-managers and regulators are turning their focus toward one of the most fundamental issues in the space: liquidity. How will these daily-traded vehicles perform when markets get too turbulent […]

(DEXs) Hit Record $1 Trillion Monthly Volume as Crypto Activity Surges

(HedgeCo.Net) A major infrastructural trend in the crypto space: decentralised exchanges (DEXs) have reportedly surpassed $1 trillion in monthly trading volume, according to recent on-chain data. CryptoSlate Why this matters DEXs represent the “peer-to-peer” or permissionless trading layer of crypto markets; rising […]

“When the Machine Decides: AI vs. Fund Managers in the Battle for Alpha”

(HedgeCo.Net) In 2025, the investment world is increasingly witnessing the confrontation (or collaboration) between human fund managers and AI-powered systems as they vie for one of the most coveted prizes in finance: alpha — returns above benchmark. On one side are seasoned […]

AI and Quant Domination: The New Frontier in Hedge Funds

New breakthroughs in AI and automation are reshaping the competitive landscape for hedge funds, enabling smaller firms and new entrants to compete with legacy players. (Hedgeco.Net) In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer novelty — it’s becoming central to […]

“Tiger Cub Lineage Expands: New Coatue Spin?Out and Mandel Offspring Launch Funds”

(HedgeCo.Net) The legendary “Tiger Cub” network—hedge fund managers who once trained under Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management—continues spawning new firms. Most recently, Daniel Senft, formerly head of public equities at Coatue, has announced plans to launch NX1 Capital in January 2026, targeting an […]

Crypto Boom, Tokenized Stocks & AI Fusion: What’s Driving the Market in Late 2025

(HedgeCo.Net) In the volatile world of digital assets, a number of distinct trends are coalescing to define the next phase of crypto’s evolution. From institutional inflows to tokenized equities and AI?powered infrastructure, here’s what’s making headlines this October. 1. Institutional […]

Liquid Alternatives See Inflows in 2025 as Investor Appetite Rebounds

(HedgeCo.Net) In a surprising reversal of recent years, liquid alternative strategies are once again attracting fresh capital. According to a semiannual study by Lupus Alpha based on LSEG Lipper data, the first half of 2025 delivered €6.9?billion in net inflows […]