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Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers:

The first half of 2026 played out as a tale of two stories for global hedge funds: an AI-infrastructure investment cycle that kept broadening and intensifying, and a serious geopolitical shock as the escalating Middle East conflict disrupted oil transit and pushed headline inflation meaningfully higher through the spring. Despite war-driven volatility and inflationary pressures, equity markets reached all-time highs and recovered within weeks - suggesting a powerful underlying growth theme, according to Hazeltree, a provider of integrated treasury and liquidity management solutions for alternative asset managers.

The Hazeltree Crowding Report - H1 Review 2026 found hedge funds maintained strong positioning in the Magnificent Seven, with particular long interest in Alphabet, Apple and Meta, while Amazon saw a decline. At the same time, short positioning increased in Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia, while Meta and Apple experienced reductions - underscoring a more differentiated approach to individual companies rather than broad-based enthusiasm for the group.

Semiconductors: sentiment turns increasingly bullish

Semiconductors continued to attract significant hedge fund interest unabated. Tracking the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, whi......................

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