Market swoon bruises some hedge funds

Losses were amplified by funds’ tendency to buy and sell the same stocks

Tuesday 14 October 2014 at 14:20

The market’s swoon has stung some hedge funds making concentrated bets on energy, technology and financial shares, the latest setback in a brutal year for stock pickers.

Claren Road Asset Management, a unit of Carlyle Group with $8 billion under management, is down more than 10% for October, according to people familiar with its results, on track for the worst month since it was formed 19 years ago.