Trump's election win caused Treasury bonds to tumble while it pushed up stocks, the dollar and bitcoin.
Assets managed by multistrategy hedge funds dropped slightly to $366 billion this year.
The Citadel founder called tariffs a “long, slippery slope” that will damage U.S. companies' competitiveness.
Walleye Capital's $4.8 billion Opportunities Fund advanced 3.4%, leading multistrategy peers.
The hedge fund focused on Asia-Pacific equities and equity-linked securities.
Stocks from technology firms including Nvidia, Amazon and Meta aided hedge fund returns.
Giant hedge funds are going in a radical new direction: Training schemes for in-house superstars.
Pension plans and insurers have been piling into funds that invest in equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations.
High-profile traders who have worked at some of the biggest hedge fund firms are behind some of the startups.
A Goldman report found investor appetite for almost every hedge fund strategy this year has diminished from 2023.