In the week ending August 04th 2023, a Goldman Sachs report showed that global long/short hedge funds, those that bet stocks will fall or rise, were forced to unwind bearish bets that were dragging down performance in July. Long/short funds are on tr
In the week ending July 21st 2023, a report in Financial Times said that hedge funds that bet on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions have suffered losses this year as big deals hit regulatory roadblocks and the pipeline for transactions dries up.
In the week ending June 14th 2023, HFR revealed that hedge funds surged in June as Technology, AI and Growth led gains complemented by Shareholder Activist and Multi-Strategy sub-strategies as banking volatility subsided.
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In the week ending June 23rd 2023, HFR stated that the hedge fund industry's performance has been underwhelming thus far in 2023. The HFRI Index shows year-to-date returns through May of only +1.25%, and most strategies' returns range betwee
In the week ending June 16th 2023, eVestment said that April was another month of net outflows for the hedge fund industry , though as is frequently the case there are both negative and positive themes which make up the overall picture. In terms of c