Citadel is set to return roughly $5 billion of its 2025 profits to investors early next year, as reported by an individual familiar with the situation.
The company's principal multistrategy fund, Wellington, achieved a 9.3% gain this year up until last week. The source, who requested anonymity due to sensitivity around performance details, emphasized that the returned profit does not encompass all earnings generated in 2025. Instead, the return aims to optimize capital alignment with anticipated opportunities for the upcoming year.
Consequently, Citadel will commence 2026 with $67 billion in assets under management, down from the $72 billion it presently oversees, according to the same source.
Citadel's spokesperson refrained from commenting on the matter.
While the firm does not distribute profits annually, since 2017 and including the anticipated returns this year, Citadel has distributed a total of $32 billion in profits to its investors. Notably, Citadel has earned the distinction of the most profitable hedge fund based on net gains since its inception, as per LCH Investments. By the end of 2024, Citadel had amassed $83 billion in net gains since its 1990 establishment, and this figure is expected to exceed $88 billion with the forthcoming rankings in January.