Global hedge funds face the largest drawdown since the pandemic
Oct 23, 2026 14:35:45
Goldman Sachs Group data shows that, affected by the stock market sell-off, global hedge funds have experienced the broadest decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. All three major stock strategies fell more than 1% on the same day.
As of Thursday's close, global fundamental long-short strategy funds fell by 1.4%, while funds focused on telecommunications, media, and technology sectors averaged a decline of 2.7%. Global systematic long-short strategy funds fell by 1.3%, and multi-strategy platforms fell by 1.9%.