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Hedge funds short Hargreaves Lansdown amid Woodford fallout

Hedge funds first began circling the leading UK fund supermarket in 2017, but its backing of the underperforming fund manager has renewed their interest

Hargreaves Lansdown is one of the UK's largest fund supermarkets and retail brokers
Hargreaves Lansdown is one of the UK's largest fund supermarkets and retail brokers Photo: Getty Images

Leading hedge funds have revived their short positions against Hargreaves Lansdown as the fallout from its long-term backing of Neil Woodford continues.

According to data from the Financial Conduct Authority, AQR Capital Management, Lansdowne Partners and Marshall Wace have either increased or taken out new short positions in the investment platform in the past week.

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