Bridgewater Fund expands employee stock ownership plan, flagship fund previously achieved excellent results.

An internal memo shows that hedge fund company Bridgewater Associates plans to expand its employee stock ownership plan next year, with over 60% of employees holding company shares. According to sources, this move, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Bridgewater Fund, will significantly increase the employee stake--currently, only about 1% of employees hold shares. Sources say the plan was announced in an internal memo by Bridgewater Fund CEO Neil Bar Diya. Prior to this, Bridgewater's flagship macro fund Pure Alpha saw its best performance since 2010. "We will make over half of the company's employees true owners of Bridgewater," Bar Diya stated in the memo. "This has been our dream for many years. I know that many people have longed to hold a stake in Bridgewater."