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Hedgeweek, citing a Bloomberg report, says Samlyn Capital has exited equity positions across nearly every sector outside global financials and is cutting senior investment staff as the $7bn fund narrows its strategy after a difficult year. The report says the firm sold holdings in industrials, technology and retail several weeks before the latest market selloff and was down approximately 5% year-to-date through October. Samlyn is not returning capital to investors and will reinvest proceeds in financials, according to the post.
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- Reported by Hedgeweek alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
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What the sources claim
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Samlyn Capital has exited equity positions in nearly every sector outside global financials and is cutting senior investment staff.
“Samlyn has exited equity positions across nearly every sector outside global financials and is cutting senior investment staff”
Hedgeweek -
Samlyn sold holdings in industrials, technology and retail several weeks before the latest market selloff.
“sold holdings across industrials, technology and retail several weeks before the latest market selloff”
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Samlyn was down approximately 5% year-to-date through October, according to people familiar with its performance.
“Samlyn was down approximately 5% year-to-date through October”
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Samlyn is not returning capital to investors and will reinvest proceeds from portfolio reductions in financials.
“Samlyn is not returning capital to investors. Instead, proceeds from the portfolio reductions will be reinvested in financial”
Hedgeweek
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