Our Scans · (FS.3.02) Hedge Funds · Weekly Summary

• [New] Coming back to Chinese stocks, Goldman Sachs said, Hedge fund investors have substantially re-risked in Chinese stocks, predominantly in Offshore equities per GS Prime Brokerage, with their net exposures in China relative to their total equity exposures globally almost reverting to all-time highs. LearnBonds.com
• Hedge fund assets are expected to grow in 2022, thus marking their most significant transition in the past decade. SG Analytics
• ABP and Huisartsen, the fund for doctors, are reducing their exposure to hedge funds with the view to exit the asset class completely by 2022. / Netherlands IPE
• A rift has emerged between long-term institutional investors, who view the $200 B CapEx as a necessary investment for 2030 dominance, and shorter-term retail and hedge fund traders who are concerned about the impact on free cash flow in 2026. The Chronicle-Journal
• Rules for public mutual funds have loosened to the point where many traditional hedge fund strategies can be offered such as risk parity, managed futures, global macro, merger arbitrage and long-short equity. The Washington Post
• Citadel generated returns of 38% in its main hedge fund last year, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused tumult in global markets and created opportunities for commodity trading in particular. Financial Times
• The Federal Reserve warned in May that the tools it and other regulators had to gauge hedge fund leverage may not be capturing important risks. / USA Financial Times
• Long / short equity strategies are expected to deliver roughly 10.8-11.5% annual returns in 2026, remaining among the top-performing hedge-fund mandates. MEXC
• The largest managers were most likely to increase their exposure, with 36% of hedge fund managers with over $10bn, and 32% of managers with $2bn to $10bn reporting they expect to increase their crypto investments. ICAEW
• Hedge fund Bridgewater Associates favours stocks over bonds due to the risks posed by governments increasing public spending and the inflationary impact of artificial intelligence. clarity
• 21% of allocators expect discretionary macro to deliver the highest returns among hedge fund strategies in 2026 (up 10.81% in 2025). USA

Last updated: 07 April 2026