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Citadel Returns $5B to Investors in Major Profit Give‑Back
Citadel announced a $5 billion profit give‑back to investors in early 2026, trimming excess assets to protect alpha generation and avoid performance dilution. The distribution injects liquidity into the institutional ecosystem, allowing limited partners to redeploy capital into emerging themes.
Goldman Sachs' premier brokerage division reported that hedge funds liquidated global equities in March at the fastest rate in 13 years, second‑fastest since the firm began tracking the metric in 2011. The sell‑off was sparked by a 17% jump in short positions on U.S. ETFs and heightened geopolitical risk from the Iran conflict.
Wall Street Zen upgraded Alphabet (GOOGL) from hold to buy, joining Raymond James, Wolfe Research and others in raising price targets. At the same time, Wedge Capital Management slashed its Alphabet position by 27.3%, selling nearly 79,000 shares worth $66 million, underscoring...
John Ciampaglia explains why gold is being sold even as prices climb, emphasizing that the current wave of outflows stems from institutional risk‑off mandates rather than a shift in the metal’s fundamental appeal. He notes that risk managers are instructing...
Quantitative hedge fund D.E. Shaw lifted its Amazon.com stake by roughly 87% in the fourth quarter of 2025, the first quarterly increase in eight quarters. The move reflects the fund’s long‑term conviction in Amazon’s AI‑driven silicon advantage and booming advertising...
Crumly & Associates Inc. sold 35,046 shares of the First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) for an estimated $3.42 million in Q1 2026, cutting its holding to 2.05% of its 13F assets. The move, disclosed in an SEC filing,...
XTX Markets announced a 2025 profit of £1.71 billion (about $2.2 billion) and paid $2.3 billion in dividends, the largest payout for a UK‑based algorithmic trading firm. The results highlight the profitability of machine‑learning driven market‑making amid volatile markets.
Goldman Sachs finalized the purchase of Innovator Capital Management, bringing roughly $31 billion in assets under supervision into its ETF platform. The deal expands Goldman’s active ETF suite to 240 funds, positioning it among the world’s ten largest active ETF providers.
Hamza Lemssouguer, a 35‑year‑old London‑based manager, declined a multi‑billion‑dollar offer from Citadel founder Ken Griffin in 2020. He subsequently founded Arini Capital, launching with $1.3 billion in seed capital. Within two years the firm grew to manage roughly $20 billion, making it...
Crumly & Associates Inc. sold 35,046 shares of the First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) for an estimated $3.42 million, cutting its quarter‑end position by $3.73 million. The firm still holds over 100,000 shares, leaving the ETF at 2.05% of...
Chris Rokos, the founder of Rokos Capital Management, announced a £190 million ($251 million) donation to the University of Cambridge to create the Rokos School of Government. The pledge, the largest modern‑era gift from a hedge‑fund billionaire to a UK university, includes...
FNY Investment Advisers LLC dramatically expanded its Cisco position, adding 33,064 shares to hold a total of 33,200 shares worth roughly $2.56 million, representing about 0.7% of its portfolio. Cisco stock rose 1.4% to $79.02, supported by a quarterly earnings beat—$1.04...
"Hedge funds sold global stocks at the fastest pace in 13 years in March ... The pace of selling was the second-largest since [Goldman] started collecting the data in 2011." Goldman Sachs via BBG
March delivered a reality check to clients of some of the biggest hedge funds. Kite Lake raised $700m. Taula raised $1.75b despite losses. My week in stories: full table with new names to a record £190 million Cambridge donation by...
Citadel announced a $5 billion profit give‑back to investors in early 2026, underscoring its commitment to capital discipline. By trimming excess assets, the firm seeks to protect alpha generation and avoid performance dilution across its multi‑manager platform. The distribution injects liquidity...
Steve Cohen is turning his ownership of the New York Mets and stakes in the PGA Tour, TGL and related ventures into a diversified, institutional‑grade sports platform. By bundling media rights, data analytics and betting infrastructure, he treats sports franchises...
Two Sigma has issued an internal "AI‑first" mandate, requiring every employee to embed frontier AI models—especially large language models—into daily workflows. The firm calls the resulting efficiency boost "operational alpha," a systematic edge that compounds across research, engineering, compliance and...
