Arbitrage

Hedge funds have piled into the so-called basis trade in U.S. Treasury markets this year. Here's a look at how the bet is likely to play out into 2024.

Hedge funds gained 8.12% over the nine-month period to the end of September, as new Citco data shows almost three out of every four hedge fund managers have delivered positive returns for investors year-to-date.

More hedge funds were launched in the second quarter this year than were liquidated, as multi-strategy managers recalibrate their focus towards opportunities arising from interest rate and inflation patterns, Hedge Fund Research found.

Performance figures may have been mixed in the hedge fund industry in August thanks to a steep drop in redemptions, according to fund service provider Citco.

European asset management giant Amundi and special situations hedge fund Sand Grove Capital Management are aiming to capitalize on renewed M&A opportunities with a new global event-driven hedge fund strategy.

New Hedge Fund Research data shows the industry lost 0.5% on average in August, as stock markets took a tumble and investors continued to battle with inflationary and interest rate pressures.

Merger arbitrage hedge funds have been galvanized by recent pushbacks from companies against antitrust challenges, with low deal termination and wider spreads now offering an attractive risk/reward profile following a difficult start to the year in the merger space, according ...

Hedge funds started the second half of 2023 with a 1.5% gain in July, which pushed year-to-date returns to 9.6% - but the industry suffered a second consecutive month of investor outflows, new data published by Citco shows.

Hedge funds have maintained their upward momentum this year, generating gains of more than 8% on a weighted average basis in the first half, as more than two-thirds of managers scored positive returns during Q2, new data published by Citco ...

New York-headquartered systematic hedge fund firm Versor Investments has launched a market-neutral strategy that utilizes machine learning and AI to trade single-name stocks and equity futures.