Hedge Funds Are Cautious on Stocks amid Rates and Energy Volatility
It offers a sell-side view of how hedge funds are currently positioned in equities and where European and US themes are drawing attention, which can inform conversations with clients about sentiment and positioning. The material is an outlook and should be read as opinion rather than guidance.
Summary
By the alternatives in wealth deskMark Wilson, head of European Equity Franchise Sales and Hedge Fund Coverage in Goldman Sachs' FICC and Equities division, discusses hedge fund positioning in equities on The Markets podcast. He says long-short equity positioning is at historically low levels amid volatility in interest rates and oil prices, and covers investor scrutiny of French government borrowing alongside European opportunities in defense stocks and the energy independence theme. He also gives his outlook for mega-cap technology companies, stocks benefiting from German government spending, and US third-quarter earnings.
- Hedge fund positioning in equities for long-short strategies is at historically low levels amid volatility in rates and oil prices.
- Investor scrutiny of French government borrowing is growing, but Wilson points to opportunities in Europe in defense stocks and the energy independence theme.
- He discusses his outlook for mega-capitalization technology companies and stocks that benefit from German government spending.
- He also covers US third-quarter earnings.
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