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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Hedge funds are spending fortunes to win the talent war. It's changing the industry in the process.

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Commodities trades stung hedge funds this year. It's not stopping firms from piling in.

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Investors trading commodities, such as oil, have been in high demand.

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How hedge funds like Citadel, Millennium, Point72, and more performed in November

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Citadel founder Ken Griffin was up in his flagship Wellington fund in November.

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Citadel CTO says he personally calls top entry-level candidates who are deciding whether to join the firm

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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 stockpickers have a new AI sidekick, but the firm warns against 'offloading human judgment'

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Ken Griffin's Citadel is one of many hedge funds with an internal AI chat tool.

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Schonfeld hires top Citadel exec Andrew Philipp to bolster senior ranks

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Schonfeld's Ryan Tolkin is the CEO and CIO of the firm

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Here's how big-name hedge funds are using and investing in AI

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Artificial intelligence helps hedge funds find value in noisy data.

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How to get hired at hedge funds like Citadel, Point72, and Millennium

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D.E. Shaw interns.

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Another top recruiting exec is out at Citadel. She joined the $69 billion hedge fund only 2 months ago.

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Ken Griffin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel, speaks during the America Business Forum at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, U.S. November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello

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