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Hedge Fund Millennium Will Charge Fees Even When It Loses Money

  • Annual fees to be the greater of 1% of assets or 20% of gains
  • Move is part of firm’s effort to create a more stable business
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Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management has changed its terms to ensure that clients always pay a minimum fee, even if the hedge fund loses money.

They will now pay annual fees of about 1% of assets or 20% of investment gains — whichever is greater, according to a client letter seen by Bloomberg. It’s part of an effort to “reflect current industry-standard approaches” adopted by other multi-strategy peers, Millennium said in the Feb. 21 letter. Citadel, for example, has a similar fee structure.