Hedge funds' Q1 scoreboard: See what big names slid and who held their ground in March's market shakeout

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Hedge fund founders Dmitry Balyasny, Ken Griffin, and Izzy Englander.

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The Iran War shocked global markets. Macro and commodities traders paid the price.

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Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 2, 2026, after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on February 28, in a large US and Israeli attack, prompting a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Iran.
The US and Israel have carried out widespread airstrikes in Iran.

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Millennium hires one of Citadel's longtime stockpickers

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Izzy Englander's Millennium has launched two internship schemes to build out the firm's pipeline.

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Citadel and Point72 posted gains in a choppy February as Balyasny and Jain Global slipped

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Ken Griffin's Citadel was up in February, according to a person close to the firm.

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The Silicon Valley to Miami pipeline — by the numbers

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Miami and Silicon Valley are establishing a tech highway between them.

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Here's how hedge funds like Citadel, Point72, and Millennium performed in January

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Citadel founder Ken Griffin runs the most profitable hedge fund of all time.

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Ken Griffin says CEOs 'fear' public debates — and resent having to 'suck up' to White House to succeed

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Founder and CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin gestures as he speaks in an interview during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.
Founder and CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin spoke at Davos on Wednesday.

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Citadel's Umesh Subramanian is out as CTO after 7 years

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Umesh Subramanian says he reaches out to top candidates when they're in their decision-making process about joining the firm.

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Citadel's CEO on the AI boom: 'Is it hype? Of course'

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Founder and CEO of Citadel, Ken Griffin at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says the AI boom is being driven as much by hype and spending pressure as by real productivity gains.

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Hedge funds' 2025 report card: How Citadel, Point72, and Millennium stack up against smaller rivals

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Hedge funds managed strong returns in 2025 despite uneven markets and geopolitical stress.

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