Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Jain Hedge Fund Profits Cut by High Costs
Bobby Jain started a new hedge fund called Jain Global last year.
Hedge funds like this one invest in many different things, like stocks and bonds, and they can be very expensive to run.
Jain's fund made $750 million in profits, but after paying for all the costs, the investors only got a small part of that money back.
This is because starting a new hedge fund is costly, and it takes time to make it successful.
Jain raised $5.3 billion from investors and deployed about $5 billion across 50 trading teams.
Some of the most successful traders in his fund were Townie Wells, Mike Scheer, and a few others.
Even though it's expensive, investors are willing to support new funds like Jain's because they believe in the long-term potential.
Jain Global generated $750 million in trading profits last year, but investors only received a net gain of 3.7% after fees and expenses.
The fund raised $5.3 billion in 2024 and deployed about $5 billion across 50 trading teams.
Multistrategy funds are expensive to run, with costs passed on to investors, particularly in the launch year.
Successful traders at Jain Global include Townie Wells, Mike Scheer, Syril Pathmanathan, Amir Ravan, and Ali Rauf.
Investors supported Jain's high-cost launch plan, and the timing was favorable as other big players were not actively raising new money.
- Who
- Bobby Jain, former co-chief investment officer of Millennium, and his team at Jain Global
- What
- Generated $750 million in trading profits but only 3.7% net gain for investors after fees and expenses
- When
- Last year (2023)
- Where
- Globally, with trading teams across various locations
- Why
- High costs associated with launching a multistrategy hedge fund, including infrastructure, technology, and trader salaries, which are passed on to investors
- Fund Name
- Jain Global
- Total Profits
- $750 million
- Net Gain for Investors
- 3.7%
- Total Assets Raised
- $5.3 billion
- Assets Deployed
- $5 billion
- Number of Trading Teams
- 50
- Founder
- Bobby Jain
- Launch Year
- 2024