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Hedge Fund Samlyn Dumps All Stocks But Financials, Cuts Staff
Rob Pohly's Samlyn Capital is dismissing senior analysts after selling off its exposure to nearly every industry except global financials, as it pivots to focus on that sector. The $7 billion equity hedge fund dumped stocks across sectors including…
Crowded Hedge Fund Trades Are Unwinding Fast After Ugly October
First the AI whiz kids were humbled. Then came the macro shocks. Credit scares followed. Soon, nowhere would be safe for hedge funds. Pain cascaded across the industry in October, as a broad tech selloff collided with a shock election in Brazil and…
Exclusive | Hedge Funds Dump Positions and Cut Staff as Selloff Deepens
A market rout in October walloped hedge funds, forcing them to unwind positions at the highest rate in years and cut staff. The pain left many nursing deep losses even before the stock selloff intensified Thursday. Funds trading everything from…
Hedge Funds Were 'Massive' Sellers of AI Debt, RBC's Skiba Says
Hedge funds have been heavy sellers over the last few weeks of debt related to the artificial intelligence buildout, according to Andrzej Skiba, head of BlueBay US fixed income at RBC Global Asset Management. “We have seen a massive hedge…
Five Credit Portfolio Managers Leave Hedge Fund Brevan Howard
At least five portfolio managers focused on credit trading at Brevan Howard Asset Management have left the hedge fund firm, the latest sign of fallout from market turmoil. Simon Gee, Jenna Collins, Adam Steer, Chris Watson and David Heinau have…
Hedge Fund Walleye Returns Capital, Fires Head Of Equities After Worst Month Since COVID: Read The Full Letter
One week ago, when Nomura's Charlie McElligott told clients that the October 'pod purge' was the multi-strat model simply 'cleansing' itself, we were less sanguine: ' we suspect the next round of stop-outs is probably just a matter of time.' Well…
EWJ Holders Trailed the Currency-Hedged Japan Fund by $21,150 on $300,000 Over 12 Months
Japanese stocks delivered a strong year. Between November 3, 2025, and November 3, 2026, a hypothetical $300,000 in the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) returned 15.5% including distributions, growing to roughly $346,500. The same amount in…
The year's most successful stock-market trades are unraveling - perhaps for good
Wall Street's top trades of 2026 are coming undone as a violent rotation rattles the U.S. stock market. That could create problems for investors heading into the end of the year, Nomura's Charlie McElligott warned in commentary shared with…
Tiger Global, Whale Rock Battered by AI Fears in Painful October
Tiger Global Management and Whale Rock Capital Management were among stock-picking hedge funds that were pummeled last month as concerns over AI investments roiled markets. The October rout fueled an 8.5% decline for Tiger's hedge fund, leaving it…
The Supreme Court wants a benchmark. Savers should get the numbers
The Supreme Court may soon tell 401(k) savers to bring a “meaningful benchmark” to court. Before it does, savers should be able to get the numbers to build one. On Oct. 6, the justices heard Anderson v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy…
The key to understanding the post-election market gyrations is White Castle
Wall Street is surveying the damage threatened by Democrats taking over Congress – and it shouldn't be a surprise that “indigestion,” “stomach-churning” and “puke” are the operative terms across…
Asset Class Scoreboard: October 2026
October 2026 brought a mixed scoreboard, with Commodities, U.S. Real Estate, Bonds, and Cash posting gains while equities and several other categories declined. Commodities continued to lead, adding +4.08% in October and extending their…
Consumer Cos Slide on Economic Growth Doubts - Consumer Roundup
Consumer companies slid amid concerns about the sustainability of the U.S. economic expansion. A bust in artificial-intelligence stocks spurred concerns about the broader U.S. economy, which has leaned on AI infrastructure activity. Fuel-sensitive…
Commentary: Who keeps crashing China's stock market?
HONG KONG: China is scrambling to contain a stock market rout only two years after the previous rescue. Beijing is dusting off the market support playbook it deployed in 2024. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is providing low-cost funding for…
Wall Street's fear gauge surges the most since April. Why traders think it should be even higher
Whether it's a referendum on the midterms or just a continuation of a bear market in semiconductors that dates back to the group's peak in June, one thing's clear from the options action Thursday: few traders saw this coming. That's evident in the…
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