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ExodusPoint loses two Dubai macro PMs within a year of joining

Chris Wheeler and Daniel Dangoor ran independent macro teams at the $15.5 billion firm; the report did not specify their strategies or team capital.

$15.5BExodusPoint assets under management

At a glance

  1. Wheeler joined in December 2025 after roles at BlueCrest Capital and Citadel.
  2. For allocators sizing ExodusPoint exposure by team rather than firm-level assets, the report leaves key due-diligence questions open: which strategies Wheeler and Dangoor ran, whether their Dubai teams remain, and how much capital each managed.
  3. PivotalPath's discretionary macro index returned 3.5% through September, trailing the 6.7% hedge fund composite, Hedgeweek reported.

ExodusPoint Capital has lost two senior macro portfolio managers from its Dubai office less than a year after each joined, Business Insider reported.

Chris Wheeler and Daniel Dangoor each ran an independent macro investment team at the $15.5 billion multi-strategy firm. Wheeler joined in December 2025 after roles at BlueCrest Capital and Citadel. Dangoor arrived in June 2026 from Goldman Sachs in London, where he headed macro thematic trading; he previously worked at SPX Capital and Brevan Howard.

For allocators sizing ExodusPoint exposure by team rather than firm-level assets, the report leaves key due-diligence questions open: which strategies Wheeler and Dangoor ran, whether their Dubai teams remain, and how much capital each managed.

PivotalPath's discretionary macro index returned 3.5% through September, trailing the 6.7% hedge fund composite, Hedgeweek reported.

Reported by the Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts desk from Hedgeweek and Business Insider (via Hedgeweek). Published . Corrections

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