[Bloomberg, April 7, 2022] Giant hedge fund Bridgewater Associates posted a 16.3% return in the first quarter, joining macro funds that are benefiting from increased volatility in global markets. Ray Dalio’s $150 billion Bridgewater gained 9% in March in its flagship Pure Alpha II fund, according to a person familiar with the performance. Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha strategy accounts for about half the firm’s assets.
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[Marketwatch, March 4, 2022] So far in 2022, hedge funds have declined just 0.8% on average, the BofA analysts said, outperforming the 8.2% drop for the S&P 500 this year through February. In each of the past three years, though, hedge funds lagged the market by 15 to 23 percentage points per year, according to the report. “The high volatility/low return environment we expect could potentially help hedge funds in 2022,” the BofA strategists wrote. “Hedge funds are having a great start” to the year.