By Carolina Mandl
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Several multibillion-dollar hedge funds gained in November, numbers seen by Reuters show, riding the volatility of the U.S. presidential election despite tight polling that made positioning more difficult for portfolio managers.
Following the election of Donald Trump on Nov. 5, U.S. stocks, the dollar and bitcoin rallied, while the euro and Mexico’s peso struggled. U.S. treasuries did well in November, with the 10-year Treasury yield down by about 10 basis points over the course of the month, as a rally at the end of the month offset yield gains around the election.
Overall, global hedge funds posted gains of 1.46% last month through Nov. 27, and are up 10.6% year-to-date, according to a Morgan Stanley prime brokerage note published on Nov 29.
Multi-strategy hedge fund Cinctive Capital, with roughly $3 billion in assets at the end of 2023, jumped 5.1% last month, driven by returns in sectors such as technology, consumer, energy, utilities and financials.
Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Schonfeld both gained 1.8% in their flagship multi-strategy funds Wellington and Strategic Partners, according to sources. The Winton Fund gained 0.3%, a separate source said.
Macro hedge fund Discovery Capital, founded by Rob Citrone, jumped 14.5% last month, another person said. His fund is up 46.5% on the year.
Discovery is known as a “Tiger cub” as its founder worked for legendary investor Julian Robertson at Tiger Management. Citrone bets on macro trends as well as equities, both long and short positions. All the asset classes were positive contributors to performance, this source added.
See below hedge funds’ performances in November*:
Fund Performance in
November
Citadel 1.8%
Wellington
Citadel 1.6%
Tactical
Trading
Schonfeld 1.8%
Strategic
Partners
Schonfeld 1.6%
Fundamenta
l Equity
Discovery 14.5%
Capital
The Winton 0.3%
Fund
Winton 0.2%
Diversifie
d Macro
Cinctive 5.1%
*Through Nov. 28th
(Reporting by Carolina Mandl, in New York; additional reporting by Nell Mackenzie, in London, and Davide Barbuscia, in New York; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
