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Hedge fund crowding data shows sharp regional divergence

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Matthias Knab, Opalesque:

America's hedge funds month over month crowdedness moved in tandem, with longs led by Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta and shorts centered on IBM, Strategy, and Synopsys.Hedge fund crowdedness in 2025 diverged sharply by region, reflecting fundamentally different economic drivers across North America, EMEA, and APAC, according to Hazeltree, a leading provider of integrated treasury and liquidity management solutions for alternative asset managers.

Key takeaways from today's just-published Hazeltree Crowdedness Report - 2025 Year in Review include:

  • Technology, Financials, and Healthcare dominated crowdedness positioning in North America, underscoring the market's continued focus on intangible assets and AI monetization.
  • EMEA crowdedness rotated toward Industrials and Financials, driven by policy-led investment tied to defense and energy spending.
  • APAC positioning centered on Industrials and Technology Hardware, highlighting the region's role as the manufacturing and supply-chain backbone of the global AI build-out.
  • Across all regions, Consumer Discretionary became a "global battlefield" for hedge funds, with crowdedness divergence reflective of where goods are sold and made.

The annual report offers a look back at hedge fund long and short crowdedness across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, based on Ha......................

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