26 May 2026
Vanguard increases exposure to Venezuelan distressed debt as restructuring hopes lift EM credit
Vanguard Group, best known for its passive index investing model and $12tn in assets under management, is quietly expanding exposure to…
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Balyasny builds Dubai-based Latin America equities pod as EM flows rotate into region
Balyasny Asset Management has established a Dubai-based “pod” focused on Latin American equities, expanding its regional trading footprint…
Ralph Shu returns to Millennium as yen rates trading heats up amid BOJ policy shift
Ralph Shu is set to rejoin Millennium Management as a senior portfolio manager focused on yen rates trading, marking another high-profile…
Hedge funds profit from slump in gambling stocks
Hedge funds have made more than $2.3bn this year betting against listed gambling companies as the sector faces mounting pressure from the…
Paul Tudor Jones makes $8bn bet on small-cap volatility
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has built an $8bn options position tied to the Russell 2000, signalling growing…
Short-seller Fahmi Quadir shifts strategy with new long fund targeting South Korea equities
Fahmi Quadir, founder and chief investment officer of Safkhet Capital Management LLC and one of the most prominent short sellers in global…
Hedge funds scale back aggressive RBNZ rate hike bets as New Zealand economy cools
Hedge funds are dialling back expectations for steep interest rate increases from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) as signs of…
Elliott boosts HPE stake while exits BILL Holdings in portfolio reshuffle
Elliott Investment Management has adjusted its US equity book in the first quarter, according to its latest Form 13F filing with the…
22 May 2026
Hedge funds cash in on semiconductor rally as AI trade gathers pace
Hedge funds have been taking profits on the powerful rally in semiconductor stocks, particularly in US-listed chipmakers tied to the…
Hedge fund redemptions remain muted as investors hold allocations steady
Investor redemptions from hedge funds remained relatively subdued in May, according to the latest SSC GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator,…
Activist investor urges Pacira shareholders to push for strategic change
Doma Perpetual Capital Management has called on shareholders of Pacira BioSciences to support efforts for strategic and operational changes…
Hedge funds tread cautiously as oil markets remain volatile
Oil prices fluctuated on Wednesday as traders weighed uncertainty around global supply, demand expectations and geopolitical tensions,…
Hedge funds ramp up bearish bets on European equities to decade high
Hedge funds have increased short positions against European equities to their highest level in more than ten years, reflecting growing…
Brevan Howard offsets rates losses with gains from equities trading
Macro hedge fund firm Brevan Howard used gains from equities trading to help offset losses in interest rate strategies during a volatile…
21 May 2026
Emerging consensus suggests oil to remain capped near $100 over next year
Oil markets are increasingly converging on a view that crude prices will remain capped near $100 a barrel over the next year, as supply…
