Hedge Fund News

NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The increased risks of a potential recession have continued to gain momentum over the last several months, and short sellers have taken note, according to the latest Hazeltree May 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report. Major consumer brands, including half of the top-10 most crowded shorts in the Americas, were identified by Hazeltree, a leader in active treasury and intelligent operations technology for the alternative asset industry, alongside notable companies...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck launches GPZ, providing access to leading names in private equity, VC, private credit, more, including Blackstone, Brookfield, KKR and Apollo....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a challenging fundraising environment, new hedge funds have largely responded by lowering management fees, according to the 2024 edition of The Seward & Kissel New Manager Hedge Fund Study. Produced annually by the leading law firm to the private fund industry, the Seward & Kissel study reveals a bifurcation between new funds investing in equities, which offered more investor-friendly terms in 2024, and new funds featuring non-equity strategies, which came...

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ocampo Capital LLC, an early-stage consumer-focused venture firm founded by long-time consumer executive Karl Bracken, today announced the successful final close of Ocampo Capital Fund I LP. The fund will focus on early-stage consumer brands and innovative companies shaping the future of commerce. Ocampo Capital Fund I thus far has made seven investments: Cohere Commerce, Persephone Biosciences, Semaine Health, Small Wonder, Zeya, Future Fans, and Edu...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Simplify Downside Interest Rate Hedge Strategy ETF (RFIX) has been renamed the Simplify Bond Bull ETF (RFIX)....

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eagle Point Institutional Income Fund (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce the declaration of distributions on the Fund’s 8.125% Series A Term Preferred Shares due 2029 (the “Preferred Shares”) as follows: Amount per Preferred Share Record Date Payable Date $0.169271 April 10, 2025 April 30, 2025 $0.169271 May 12, 2025 May 30, 2025 $0.169271 June 10, 2025 June 30, 2025 The distributions on the Preferred Shares reflect an annual distribution rate of 8.125% of th...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crestline Summit, the public markets hedge fund division of Crestline Investors, Inc., announced today its rebranding as SummitTX (pronounced “Summit ‘T’ ‘X’”) and the independent registration of SummitTX Capital, L.P. as the SEC Registered Investment Adviser for the SummitTX Funds. The rebranding represents a broader effort to elevate the hedge fund business and brand while creating a clear distinction between Crestline’s public markets and private markets b...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crestline Investors, Inc., a global alternative investment manager, today announced that it has closed Crestline Direct Lending CLO I, LLC, a $1 billion collateralized loan obligation (“Crestline CLO”). This CLO represents one of the largest new issue middle-market CLOs of 2024, which reaffirms Crestline’s position and expertise within middle-market direct lending. GreensLedge Capital Markets served as arranger and lead placement agent, NatWest Markets Securi...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Trust’s FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds announced the liquidation and termination of the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (Ticker: IQDE) (the “Fund”). Prior to and through the close of regular trading (the “Close of Trading”) on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on or about January 21, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), the Fund will undertake the process of closing down and liquidating its portfolio. The Fund will discontinue accepting...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Castine announces its acquisition of ResearchPool, maker of industry-leading products for investment managers to manage, search, and leverage the research that they originate as well as all research they obtain from their brokers and independent research providers. According to Robin Hodgkins, President of Castine, “we already facilitate the payment of hundreds of millions of dollars for research; ResearchPool’s ability to manage research that an investment man...