FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Balyasny Asset Management posted a 2.5% return in November and is up 15.3% this year so far, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.

The $31 billion multi-strategy hedge fund had led many of its peers in its over-all performance to October.

Citadel's flagship fund Wellington posted a 1.4% return in November, boosting the fund's performance for the year to 8.3%, according to two people familiar told Reuters on Monday.

Man Group's 1783 multi-strategy has returned around 12.5%, the firm's website showed.

November returns numbers for other big multi-strategy funds was not yet available to Reuters.

(Reporting by Nell Mackenzie; Editing by Dhara Ranasinghe)