Hedge fund Walleye hands back capital as it slims down equity business — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hedge-fund-walleye-hands-back-capital-as-it-slims-down-equity-businessContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Walleye returns capital, cuts equity team after 5.9% October losshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hedge-fund-walleye-hands-back-capital-as-it-slims-down-equity-businesshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hedge-fund-walleye-hands-back-capital-as-it-slims-down-equity-business#u194940Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:43:34 +0000Walleye Capital is returning capital to investors and shrinking its internal equity long/short operation after losing 5.9% in October, its worst month since March 2020. The hedge fund, which manages over $17 billion, will part ways with equity management and part of its internal long/short investment team while continuing to invest through external managers and its highest-conviction portfolio managers. It plans to direct more resources toward volatility, quantitative strategies and external investing rather than exit equity long/short entirely.Why it mattersWalleye said its internal equity lo