Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund at Citadel rises 10.2% in volatile 2025
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Key Points:
- Ken Griffin's Citadel flagship multistrategy Wellington fund gained 10.2% in 2025, successfully navigating a volatile market year with sharp swings and trade tensions.
- Citadel's tactical trading fund rose 18.6%, the fundamental equity strategy returned 14.5%, and its global fixed income fund advanced 9.4% during 2025.
- The S&P 500 achieved a 16.4% gain in 2025, marking its third consecutive year of double-digit returns despite early-year market turmoil linked to tariff announcements.
- Citadel plans to return approximately $5 billion of profits to clients to limit capital growth, reducing assets under management from about $72 billion to $67 billion.
