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Hedge Funds Have Knee-Jerk Reaction to Tariffs As Chinese/ Hong Kong Equities Said to Have Hit Bottom, Set to Remain Range-Bound

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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Hedge funds are moving rapidly to adjust to the tariff situation, even as it continues to evolve. Just the threat of tariffs triggered a massive selloff during the first quarter as the announcement injected significant uncertainty and volatility into the market.

Most accelerated pace of selling among funds

Fund managers sold at the most accelerated rate in more than 10 years during the first quarter, adjusting for new economic conditions by slashing gross and net leverage. LHC Capital was among the managers that announced de-grossing plans, revealing them a quarter earlier and reminding investors of the move in its first-quarter letter.

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LHC further trimmed its gross and net leverage to 91% and 66%, respectively,...

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.