Citadel’s flagship fund up roughly 1% in August, says source

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citadel’s flagship hedge fund Wellington was up roughly 1% in August, a source familiar with the matter said, in a month which started with a brutal selloff in equities.

Year-to-date through August, the fund posted gains of 9.9%, the source added.

Citadel declined to comment on the matter.

(Reporting by Carolina Mandl, in New York)