Top hedge funds post double-digit gains in AI-fuelled 2025 rally

NEW YORK CITY, New York: An AI-driven stock market rally and heightened volatility helped propel many of the world's most significant hedge funds to substantial gains in 2025, with leading multi-manager firms mainly delivering double-digit returns.

Funds run by D.E. Shaw, Balyasny Asset Management, Bridgewater Associates, and Point72 Asset Management benefited from buoyant equ