Macro EconomyMedium•1 October 2026•
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Bridgewater's Pure Alpha Fund Gains 18.4% in First Nine Months of 2026
Key Facts
1Bridgewater's flagship Pure Alpha macro fund climbed 18.4% in the first nine months of the year.
2The fund navigated a volatile market backdrop and a significant selloff in artificial intelligence stocks in July.
Bridgewater's flagship Pure Alpha macro fund climbed 18.4% in the first nine months of 2026. Reuters reported that the fund achieved these double-digit gains through September, outperforming despite a volatile market backdrop.
The fund successfully navigated sharp market fluctuations and a significant selloff in artificial intelligence stocks during July. This performance comes amid mixed global sentiment data, with UK consumer confidence at -13 on September 24, 2026, and German consumer confidence recorded at -30.6 on September 25, 2026.