Macro Hedge Funds Top Peers in January After Years of Struggle

  • Ashwin Vasan’s Trend Capital was among last month’s winners
  • Some of the top performers wagered on faster Fed tightening
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Finally, when the going got tough, macro managers showed up in January -- emerging as the standout winners in a month beset by turbulence across both Treasury and equity markets.

Although many of the biggest players are coming off a decade of mostly underwhelming performance, they’ve since rejiggered their books and made money when so many others lost.