Category Archives: Hedge Fund Performance
Investor Type Trends: Institutions Lead, Retail Grows
(HedgeCo.Net) While liquid alternatives are becoming more accessible, institutional investors still lead the way in allocations — but the gap is narrowing. For example, in the first half of 2025 more than 49.5 % of net inflows to liquid alternatives were from […]
Major Asset Managers Expand Liquid Alternatives Offerings with New ETF Launches”
(HedgeCo.Net) In response to growing investor interest in hedged and alternative strategies, major asset-management firms are rolling out new liquid alternatives via ETFs designed to bring hedge-fund-style exposures into more accessible formats. These launches reflect a broader pattern of product […]
Seeding New Hedge Funds: Big Backers, Big Bets
(HedgeCo.Net) The hedge-fund ecosystem is also seeing increased activity at the start-up end — with major investors seeding new funds and backing emerging managers. One recent high-profile example: Blackstone Group committed US$250 million to seed Covara Capital, a credit-long/short hedge […]
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 […]
AI and Digital-Transformation Ramp-Up at Hedge Funds
(HedgeCo.Net) Technological change continues to accelerate in the hedge-fund sector: a global hedge fund has selected Behavox’s “Pathfinder Policy Manager” for enterprise-wide deployment, marking another step in the digital and AI transition of alternatives firms. Silicon Canals What’s going on Behavox, […]
Bain Capital’s Strategic Entry into Hedge-Fund Infrastructure
(HedgeCo.Net) In a notable move for the alternative-asset industry, Bain Capital has acquired a minority stake in Canadian managed-accounts provider Innocap, signalling that hedge-fund investors are increasingly pivoting toward separately-managed accounts (SMAs) over traditional commingled fund structures. Bloomberg What happened Bain […]
Hedge Funds Invoke Antitrust Laws
(HedgeCo.Net) Hedge funds are taking an un-usual route: leveraging antitrust legislation in debt-distress scenarios, signalling a new frontier in creditor strategy. Financial Times The story A lawsuit filed in New York sees several hedge funds arguing that certain heavy-handed restructuring deals […]
AI & Human Hybridisation: Quant Firms Expand Human Teams, While Discretionary Firms Lean into AI
(HedgeCo.Net) The investment world of hedge funds is undergoing an interesting convergence: quant firms are hiring more human stock-pickers, while discretionary firms are leaning more into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Business Insider+1 Highlights: Firms like Qube Research & Technologies, […]
Leverage Hits Five-Year High as Hedge Funds Bank on Banks & Financials
(HedgeCo.Net) The global hedge-fund industry is showing a bold turn: leverage has surged to its highest level in five years. According to data from Goldman Sachs, gross leverage among hedge funds rose to roughly 294 % recently — up from […]
Trend-Following Hedge Funds Falter as Macro & Discretionary Strategies Pull Ahead
(HedgeCo.Net) A clear performance divide has emerged in 2025 between funds relying on algorithmic trend-following systems and those using discretionary macro and stock-picking strategies. Funds that chase market trends mechanically are under pressure. For example, systematic funds were reported as […]