Billionaire money managers Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin led the way for hedge fund success in 2023.
Hedge funds delivered strong profits in 2023 with TCI, Citadel leading the pack. The industry produced combined gains worth $218 billion after fees.
Hedge funds delivered strong profits in 2023 with TCI, Citadel leading the pack. The industry produced combined gains worth $218 billion after fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments. Billionaire money managers Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin led the way for hedge fund success in 2023.
The world's most successful hedge funds made their biggest profits on record last year as punchy bets on stock markets paid off when share prices surged. The top 20 managers made profits for investors of $67bn in 2023, up from the previous record of $65bn in 2021.
The LCH list calculates which managers in the $4tn hedge fund industry are most successful based on the cumulative dollar profits they have made for investors, net of fees, since inception. LCH has been tracking the top 20 hedge funds since 2012.
Standout performers last year included Sir Christopher Hohn's TCI, Ken Griffin's Citadel and Andreas Halvorsen's Viking.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that hedge funds made their biggest profits on record due to a surge in share prices. However, this is not entirely accurate as it does not take into account other factors such as fees and expenses that affect profitability. Secondly, the author uses quotes from sources without disclosing them which makes it difficult for readers to verify the information presented. Thirdly, some of the statements made by the author are misleading or incomplete. For example, when discussing TCI's performance last year, Amiee states that its largest holdings included Alphabet and Canadian National Railway but does not mention any other companies that contributed significantly to their profits.
The title implies that hedge funds made their biggest profits on record due to a surge in share prices. However, this is not entirely accurate as it does not take into account other factors such as fees and expenses that affect profitability.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the top 20 hedge funds made profits for investors of $67bn in 2023 and citing research from LCH Investments as evidence. This is a form of hasty generalization, as it assumes that all hedge funds are successful based on the performance of these specific managers. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that
The stock market's strong performance was a contributory factor for some of the biggest funds.
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The article is biased towards the success of hedge funds and their managers. The author uses language that portrays the hedge fund industry as a whole in a positive light, such as calling it 'the world's most successful'. Additionally, the article highlights specific examples of individual hedge funds performing well and making profits for investors.
Citadel made $8.1bn in profits last year after bringing in a record-breaking $16bn in 2022.
TCI made $12.9bn for investors and ended last year up 33% ahead of the S&P 500 index's rise.
The top 20 managers made profits for investors of $67bn in 2023
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Costas Mourselas has financial ties to hedge funds and stock markets as he is a contributor for the Financial Times which covers these topics extensively. He also reports on profits made by specific hedge funds such as TCI, Citadel, Viking and Pershing Square.
Costas Mourselas has reported on financial performance of several large hedge funds including TCI in his articles for the Financial Times.
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Costas Mourselas has a conflict of interest on the topics of hedge funds and stock markets as he is an author for The Financial Times which covers these topics extensively.
Billionaire money managers Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin led the industry to deliver one of the best years for clients in 2023.
$1.5 billion was produced by TCI Fund Management, which made $12.9 billion after fees to top LCH's rankings.
Citadel followed with a gain of $8.1 billion.
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TCI made $1.5 billion and Citadel followed with a gain of $8.1 billion.
$67bn was produced by the top 20 managers in the hedge fund industry.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title claims that hedge funds delivered strong profits in 2023 when they actually only made gains worth $218 billion after fees. This implies a much higher profit than what was actually achieved by the industry.
The article states 'Hedge funds delivered one of the best years for clients in 2023' which is false as per LCH Investments, a fund of hedge funds.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that billionaire money managers Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin led hedge funds to deliver one of the best years for clients in 2023. The author does not provide any evidence or reasoning behind this claim.
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The article is biased towards the success of hedge funds and their leaders. The author uses language that deifies Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin as if they are infallible money managers who can do no wrong.
Billionaire money managers Chris Hohn and Ken Griffin led hedge funds to deliver one of the best years for clients in 2023.
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The author has a financial interest in the topic of hedge funds as they are reporting on profits for TCI Fund Management and Citadel. The article does not disclose any other conflicts of interest.
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has re-entered the ranks of the world's 20 best performing hedge funds after a bumper year for the New York money manager.
The LCH list calculates which managers in the $4tn hedge fund industry are most successful based on the cumulative dollar profits they have made for investors, net of fees, since inception. LCH has been tracking the top 20 hedge funds since 2012.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Pershing Square has re-entered the ranks of the world's top performing hedge funds after generating net gains worth $3.5 billion in 2023 and overall gains since its inception up to $18.8 billion.
The article claims that Pershing Square generated net gains worth $3.5 billion in 2023, but it does not provide any context or comparison with other hedge funds' performance for the same year.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the hedge funds on the list are among the best performing in their respective categories without providing any evidence or reasoning for this claim. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of Ackman's fund as having suffered major losses and then experiencing a remarkable comeback, which oversimplifies complex financial situations.
]The New York fund previously fell off the list nine years ago after suffering a series of major losses on investments in companies including consumer goods company Procter & Gamble PG, -0.38%, retail chain JCPenney , and multi-level marketing company Herbalife Nutrition HLF, -0.32%.
The top 20 funds manage just 18.9% of all assets controlled across the sector.
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The article is biased towards the positive performance of hedge funds. The author uses language that deifies these funds and their managers as if they are infallible gods who can do no wrong.
> Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has re-entered the ranks of the world's 20 best performing hedge funds
> The New York fund previously fell off the list nine years ago after suffering a series of major losses on investments in companies including consumer goods company Procter & Gamble PG, -0.38%, retail chain JCPenney , and multi-level marketing company Herbalife Nutrition HLF, -0.32.
> These huge gains have, however, seen the top 20 generate 83% of all gains generated by hedge funds over the past three years.
> The top 20 funds manage just 18.9% of all assets controlled across the sector
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Louis Goss has a conflict of interest with Procter & Gamble and JCPenney as he is an investor in both companies through his firm Moore Capital Management. He also has a financial tie to Herbalife Nutrition as he owns shares in the company.
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Louis Goss has a conflict of interest on the topics of Bill Ackman and Procter & Gamble as he is an investor in both companies through his firm Pershing Square Capital Management.
