TOP STORY: The Magnificent Seven rebounded sharply on Monday as hedge funds unwound a popular relative-value trade that had favoured semiconductor stocks over mega-cap technology names, according to a report by Market Watch.
Atlantic Wolf Capital, the healthcare-focused hedge fund launched by former Coatue portfolio manager Aaron Weineris being wound down as Weiner prepares to rejoin Coatue, according to a Bloomberg report.
A new paper from the Federal Reserve has identified the Treasury cash-futures basis trade as the primary driver behind the sharp increase in hedge fund exposure to US Treasuries, underscoring regulators’ ongoing focus on leverage and potential systemic risks in the market.
Bright Meadow, a Mariner investment team, discusses refinancing risk, the Fed’s balance sheet unwind, and why agency MBS remains an underrepresented – and uncorrelated – asset class across hedge fund portfolios.Â
Goldman Sachs is on track to generate more than $5bn in equities trading revenue during the second quarter, putting the Wall Street bank within reach of another near-record performance as heightened market volatility continues to drive client activity, according to a report by Bloomberg.Â
Hedge fund positioning in crude oil turned increasingly bearish in the run-up to diplomatic progress between the US and Iran, with investors building short exposure ahead of signs of easing geopolitical tension that later helped pressure energy markets lower, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds shifted back into net selling of US equities during the week of 12-18 June, ending a four-week streak of net buying, according to a report by FutuBull citing Goldman Sachs prime brokerage data, with short-selling activity significantly outweighing long positioning.
In Alternative Views Hedgeweek®,goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on hedge funds. Today, we speak to Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin. CEO of QuantEdge, a quantitative firm invested in other 300 markets.Â