Austin, TX based hedge fund Houndstooth Capital Management earlier made a 6000% return by betting on volatility. They did this by betting against an ETF linked to low volatility. Now, however, Houndstooth is betting on the opposite. Sort of. They aren't actually betting volatility will stay low, but instead have targeted a weakness or design flaw inherent to ETFs like ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. According to Bloomberg, "The theory is that after an initial spike there will be a snapback in vol that will decimate the product." In fact, Houndstooth thinks after a large spike ..read more

Crypto Hedge Fund Launches for 2018 Crypto funds have been launching at an extraordinary rate. In 2017 there were launches of more than 100 new crypto hedge funds and venture capital funds. The rate is expected to accelerate with as many as 140 new crypto funds expected to launch in 2018. Below is a list of new crypto funds that were launched in 2018 (through January 31, 2018). Crypto Fund Location Website Blackmoon Crypto Cyprus https://blackmooncrypto.com/ Block View Capital United States https://www.blockviewcapital.com BullCoin Gold Singapore https://bullcoin.gold/  Chai ..read more

The Top 10 Crypto Hedge Funds Below is a list of the top 10 crypto funds. These funds invest in cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and blockchain companies. The list of crypto funds is compiled based on overall prominence and listed in alphabetical order.  1) Arrington XRP Capital 2) BlockTower Capital 3) BKCM 4) Fenbushi Capital 5) Galaxy Digital Assetes 6) The Logos Fund 7) MetaStable Capital 8) Pantera Capital 9) Polychain Capital 10) Protocol Ventures Download a complete list of crypto hedge funds The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund ..read more

Crypto Funds Being Launched at Record Pace What's the fastest growing segment of the hedge fund world? If you've been paying attention, this might not be a surprise - it's cryptocurrency hedge funds. In fact, more than 70 crypto funds were launched in 2017, more than the amount launched in all preceding years. Cryptocurrency hedge funds invest in existing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Initial Coin Offerings of new cryptos, or in blockchain companies. Collectively, hedge funds investing in these digital assets have exploded. This is largely due to a growing perception that crypt ..read more

We all know nice guys finish last. This is particularly true when it comes to high finance and hedge fund managers. It's a dog eat dog world and only the most ruthless hedge fund managers make it to the top right? Wrong.  At least according to a new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. According to this new research, hedge fund managers that show signs of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy actually underperform their peers. Sure, it's only underperformance of  1%, but this is still welcome news to the optimists among us. Researchers at UC ..read more

A New Way to Search Private Funds Ever tried searching EDGAR records for fund data? Then you're probably have faced the frustration of trying to find anything useful. Not that it's surprising the SEC uses a outdated search form that makes it difficult to find the information your searching for. But still... one would think with million dollar budgets the SEC could make the data a bit more user-friendly.  Maybe you've: 1) Searched for a specific fund/company information, only to find the data is spread across dozens of different forms...making it tiresome to find the data you're looking ..read more

There are now hundreds of cryptocurrencies, many launched within the last 12 months. One of the most recent, and one with a unique twist, is JSEcoin. JSEcoin is unique because it uses javascript on your website to use your visitors web browser to hash/mine coins. JSE coins can also be mined in the traditional way. Essentially, JSEcoin allows anyone with a website to monetize their visitors simply by placing a small snippet of javascript on their site. Anytime a user visits your site their web browser will be used to help you mine JSE coins. Plus you get a small amount of free JSE coin simp ..read more

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250 Biggest Hedge Funds for 2017Below is a list of the top 100 largest hedge fund managers for 2017, ranked by assets under management (AUM). You can view the full list of the top 250 biggest hedge funds here: Rank Fund Name Country AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 AQR Capital Management United States 243982 Multi Strategy 2 Bridgewater Associates United States 239323 Long/Short 3 Millennium Management United States 207626 Multi Strategy 4 Citadel Investment Group United States 152656 Convertibles 5 Goldman Sachs Asset Management United States 106240 6 Wellington Management Compan ..read more