哪個避險基金去年賺最多錢？
如果你知道，去年真正打敗所有對手的是誰，你可能會重新定義什麼叫避險基金的 alpha。
去年，避險基金 TCI 為投資人創造了 189 億美元的單年獲利。
不是資產規模，是「一年實際賺到的錢」。而且，它並不是靠追逐熱門敘事。當市場聚焦在 AI 熱潮時，TCI 最大的獲利，來自於更結構性的產業配置包含軍工、太空。
這不是「好成績」，這是史上最大單年美元獲利紀錄。
所以 alpha 不是聲量，而是資本在正確風險上的配置能力。
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