Goldman Sachs · Crypto Briefing
Hedge funds outperform benchmarks with 5% returns in May
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Equity-focused stock pickers beat the MSCI total return index by a meaningful margin, fueled by tech sector enthusiasm and broad market momentum.
Key facts
- Equity-focused stock-picking strategies delivered returns of 5.35% during the month, outpacing the MSCI total return index’s 4.55% gain over the same period, according to a Goldman Sachs report
- Average industry returns in 2025 clocked in at approximately 11.8%
- A gap of 80 basis points in a single month does exactly that, especially when compounded over a full year
- And feel good they did: more than 90% of hedge fund allocators reported that their portfolios met or exceeded expectations last year
Summary
Hedge funds had a good May. Not every big name crushed it, though. Here’s the thing about that MSCI comparison. Average industry returns in 2025 clocked in at approximately 11.8%.