Goldman Unwinds Hedge Fund Investments, Still $11.4 Billion to Go

Mark Melin

Published onNovember 5, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) continues to shed investments in hedge funds as mandated by the Volcker Rule.

According to a regulatory filing first reported in Bloomberg, the investment bank has withdrawn $2.55 billion from hedge funds since 2012. The bank has exited $285 million in the third quarter and is requesting that an additional $375 million in less liquid assets, providing the positions time to unwind.

Goldman Sachs invested in hedge funds forbidden under The Volcker Rule

Goldman Sachs had invested bank capital in hedge funds, which is specifically forbidden under The Volcker...

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

Goldman Unwinds Hedge Fund Investments, Still $11.4 Billion to Go

Goldman Sachs invested in hedge funds forbidden under The Volcker Rule

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