Hedge funds have encountered their "largest drawdown" since April of last year, particularly with "long-short equity strategies" that have high positions in Europe and South Korea

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2026.03.12 00:08
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Hedge funds are experiencing their largest drawdown since April of last year, particularly affecting long-short strategies heavily invested in European and South Korean markets. A JP Morgan report indicates that due to the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, global stock market capitalization has evaporated by trillions of dollars, with oil prices surpassing $100 per barrel. Top hedge funds such as Citadel and Millennium have lost up to $1.5 billion in a week, nearly erasing their profits for the year. Market risk aversion is rising, with stock assets being more vulnerable than bonds