US hedge fund giant Brevan Howard's flagship fund has lost over 5% this year

According to Bloomberg, Brevan Howard Asset Management, a macro hedge fund giant in the United States, is significantly reducing the risk that traders can bear against the backdrop of declining performance and complete loss of earnings last year. According to informed sources, the CEO of the company, Aron Landy, has recently taken some defensive measures, including reducing the risk limits of some traders, in response to increased market volatility and chaos. According to an investor letter, Brevan Howard's flagship fund, Master Fund, fell 1% in the first week of March, expanding its losses this year to 5.4%, while the fund achieved a 5.1% return last year; The company's other major fund, Alpha Strategies, also fell 0.8% this week and has risen 1.5% so far this year. Since Howard's involvement in its establishment in 2003, Brevan Howard's flagship fund has only experienced a loss of over 5% in one year. In recent weeks, as the Trump administration conflicts with global trading partners, global market volatility has intensified, causing investors to worry about various aspects from tariffs on Canadian goods to increased defense spending in Europe. This turmoil also affected Citadel, Millennium Management, and DE Shaw&Co; Co. and other hedge fund giants.