Category Archives: Success Stories
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 […]
Institutional Lead, Retail Slowly Catching Up in Liquid Alternatives
(HedgeCo.Net) The allocation of capital to liquid alternatives is being driven primarily by institutional investors — though the gap between institutions and retail is narrowing. In the first half of 2025, over 49.5% of net inflows into liquid alternatives were attributed to […]
Asset Flows Surge as Hedge Fund Industry Hits Record Size
(HedgeCo.Net) The global hedge fund industry is regaining momentum in 2025, with assets under management (AUM) now approaching US$5 trillion. According to latest data from Hedge Fund Research (HFR), total industry capital rose to US$4.98 trillion at the end of the […]
Brevan Howard’s Turnaround: Master Fund Breaks into Positive Territory
(HedgeCo.Net) After a challenging start to 2025, macro hedge fund titan Brevan Howard has delivered a resurgence in September, pushing its flagship Master Fund into positive territory for the year. Fn London The firm’s $11?billion Master Fund registered a 1.65% […]
Crypto in 2025: Mainstream, Modular, and Multichain
(HedgeCo.Net) It’s 2025, and crypto isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving. The speculative bubbles of the early 2020s have burst, and what’s left is a leaner, more focused, and more integrated digital economy. With clear regulations, better infrastructure, and new use cases, […]
“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 […]
“Jane Street Enters Physical Commodities Arena, Signaling Strategic Pivot”
(HedgeCo.Net) Jane Street, long known for its prowess in algorithmic and derivatives trading, is quietly making a move into physical commodities, particularly U.S. natural gas. This marks a striking strategic expansion beyond its traditional domain. Financial Times According to disclosures, Jane […]
Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter
(CNBC) Alphabet reported first-quarter results on Tuesday that exceeded analysts’ estimates. The stock jumped over 4% in extended trading before paring its gains. The company also said its board authorized a $70 billion share buyback. To read this article:
U.S. hedge funds bet on retail, tech in second-quarter as economy sizzled
(Reuters) Prominent hedge fund managers appeared to make big second-quarter bets that the U.S. economy would continue to expand despite increasing concerns about a broadening trade dispute between the United States and China, regulatory filings showed Tuesday. To read this […]
Sovereign Funds Pull Money From Active to Invest in Smart Beta
(Bloomberg) Sovereign-wealth funds and insurers are looking to allocate more money to so-called smart-beta funds and other quantitative strategies over the next five years as they seek better returns for less risk, according to an Invesco Ltd. survey.Institutional investors expect […]
PSAM Acquires Stake in CdR Capital
(Opalesque) P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM), a leading global alternative asset manager, has purchased a minority stake in CdR Capital, a UK and Geneva headquartered private investment office.The stake allows PSAM, which employs a research based fundamental investment approach that […]
Gundlach: Trump Themes Mean Lower Dollar, Higher TIPS
(FINalternatives) DoubleLine Capital’s Jeff Gundlach predicts a weaker dollar and more demand for inflation-protected securities now that U.S. President Donald Trump has “doubled down” on his stance regarding trade and securing jobs in the U.S. To read this article: