Billionaire Ken Griffin's hedge funds at Citadel are all in the green for 2025
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Citadel's multistrategy Wellington fund, its largest, gained 2.5% during the first half of the year.
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July 1, 2025
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025 at Conrad Washington on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC
Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesBillionaire investor Ken Griffin's hedge funds at Citadel have all posted positive returns during a volatile 2025, led by the tactical trading fund
Citadel's multistrategy Wellington fund, its largest, gained 2. 5% during the first half of the year, according to a person familiar with the firm's returns who asked to remain anonymous as the information is private
Citadel's tactical trading fund, which combines equities and quantitative strategies, rose 6. 1% during the same time, the person said
The fundamental equity fund returned 3. 1% through the end of June, while its global fixed income strategy advanced 5%, the person said
The hedge fund giant had $66 billion in assets under management as of June 1
The stock market has ven resilient in the face of President Donald Trump's aggressive trade war and conflict in the Middle East
The S&P 500 has rebounded from a near 20% sell-off in April, going on to score a record high on Friday and again on Monday
The equity benchmark is up more than 5% year to date
Griffin has been critical of Trump's tectionist trade policy, calling tariffs a "painfully regressive tax" that hits working-class Americans the hardest
The billionaire also said Trump's global trade fight risks spoiling the U. "brand" as well as its government bond market
Citadel's flagship Wellington fund rose 15. 1% last year
Since Citadel's inception in 1990, the firm duced an annualized net return of 19. 2% through the end of May
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