ExodusPoint's assets drop $1 billion in first half
By Carolina Mandl
NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) -ExodusPoint Capital Management reported a $1 billion drop in assets under management in the first half of 2024, according to a regulatory filing.
The filing gave no reason for the drop but a source familiar with the matter said it was due to withdrawals of money by clients.
ExodusPoint declined to comment.
The assets in the firm founded by Michael Gelband and Hyung Lee fell to $11.04 billion on June 30 from $12.02 billion at the end of last year, a regulatory filing from earlier this month showed. In December 2022, the hedge fund had $13.1 billion in assets.
The fund has been closed for new money since last year and has not been replacing any capital, a separate source familiar with the matter said.
ExodusPoint, which trades fixed income and equities assets across different strategies, has trailed peers this year, posting gains of 3.6% through July. On average, multi-strategy hedge funds posted gains of 6.3% in the same period, according to hedge fund research firm PivotalPath.
Rival Ken Griffin's Citadel in comparison posted gains of 8.82%.
Launched in 2018 with $8 billion as the biggest hedge fund debut in history, ExodusPoint has also had some internal changes. Its co-founder Lee stepped down as head of equities and will serve as an adviser while Gelband has become chief investment officer, the second source said. Hedge Fund Alert reported earlier this month on the moves.
Investors have been more selective about multi-strategy funds, a category with total assets of more than $700 billion in the U.S., according to the Office of Financial Research's Hedge Fund Monitor.
Global investor appetite for the most expensive multi-strategy hedge funds has fallen, a recent Goldman Sachs survey showed. Many multi-strategy hedge funds, including ExodusPoint and Citadel, charge clients by passing on all expenses related to money management.
Former Millennium co-chief investment officer Bobby Jain last month launched his multi-strategy hedge fund Jain Global with $5.3 billion in investment commitments, an amount that fell short of his initial target.
Hedge fund ExodusPoint https://reut.rs/3ysjLuA
Reporting by Carolina Mandl in New York
Editing by Megan Davies and Matthew Lewis
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
