A big uplift in short positions on stocks has driven hedge fund gross leverage — borrowing cash to boost returns — to a record high, according to data by Goldman Sachs. A dramatic upsurge in ...

Hedge funds are experiencing their most significant margin calls since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, as global markets reeled from the financial shockwaves caused by President Donald Trump’s ...

Popular trades for hedge funds late last year included betting on potential beneficiaries of deregulation and against companies at risk of tariff disruptions. That is one takeaway of a Goldman ...

The Yale Undergraduate Hedge Fund Association has grown to over 100 members since its founding in 2023.

A Bloomberg analysis of the major hedge funds’ regulatory filings shows their passthrough fees have exploded in recent years.

Investors, fearful of choppier markets in 2025, are again favouring alternative trades and moving away from hedge fund strategies that profit when broader markets rise or fall, a Barclays investor ...

Hedge funds trading macroeconomic signals, including systematic trend followers, continue to bet on a strong dollar, a separate weekly note from JPMorgan said on Jan. 13.

Hedge fund clients have seen over half of their gross profits eroded by fees in the past 20 years, according to new research from LCH Investments.

Hedge funds have charged their investors $1.8 trillion in fees from 1969 to the end of December 2024, according to data from hedge fund investor LCH Investments on Monday.

While offering promising opportunities, hedge funds also carry unique risks.

Many of the world’s largest hedge funds raked in comfortable double-digit returns in 2024 — benefiting from chaotic markets, central bank policy changes and a tight presidential election race.

The hedge fund industry is highly dynamic. Here we take a look at Agecroft Partners' 16th annual predictions for the biggest trends in the hedge fund industry for 2025.