2025-12-31 01:23:21

Fundamental-focused hedge funds are struggling this year. Data shows the average long/short hedge fund strategy has fallen behind the S&P 500 by roughly 200 basis points. This underperformance raises questions about traditional fund management in today's market—when passive index strategies outpace active hedge fund bets, it signals a shift in how capital flows are working.

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HodlVeteran

· 19h ago

200 basis points, brothers, this time really a failure. I’ve always said that active fund managers should have gotten off the bus long ago.

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HashRateHermit

· 21h ago

Active management is dead, passive index funds are forever the gods --- Speaking of fund managers, this year is really a disaster, might as well just copy the index... --- 200 basis points behind? Is that what you call alpha? Haha --- Capital is voting with its feet, everyone --- Should I go all in on Vanguard... --- Another year of fund managers losing their jobs --- Passive strategies outperform active funds, the times have changed, bro

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JustHereForAirdrops

· 21h ago

Haha, I said it was dead long ago, and now you're only realizing it.

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Tokenomics911

· 21h ago

Now active management is completely overwhelmed; passive index crushing is not without reason.

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TopBuyerForever

· 22h ago

A group of executives are charging sky-high fees, and their stock picks are worse than index funds. No wonder they're being crushed.

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AlphaLeaker

· 22h ago

Damn, are the fundamental players this disappointing this year? A 200bp gap, how bad is it... --- Passive index beating active management, you should have realized this logic long ago, right? --- I'm thinking maybe these fund managers should reflect on their trading frameworks, really. --- The S&P 500 can be won with simple and straightforward methods, isn't that funny... --- Active management is getting more competitive, and the fees are still so high. I might as well just buy the index. --- Basically, it's still a matter of poor stock-picking ability, blaming the market, right? --- Now passive strategies are going to be popular. Active management has really been uninteresting these years.

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