Hedge Funds Hit Record Single-Stock Shorts as AI Concerns Rattle U.S. Stocks

Hedge funds ramped up U.S. short positions last week, with single-stock nominal shorts reaching a record high since 2016, Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage data show. The surge followed market turbulence linked to AI concerns after Anthropic's tool release, as 164 stocks lost about $6110 亿美元 and the Nasdaq 100 posted its worst weekly performance this year.