HedgeCo.net – The Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC announced today that they are now tracking more than 560 energy and energy-related hedge funds in their new Directory of Energy Hedge Funds.

The vast majority of these energy focused hedge funds are based in North America but Europe is already home to 130 energy focused hedge funds and has been the focus for recent energy hedge fund formation. The directory is also now tracking more than 180 commodity hedge funds that have exposure to energy and energy-related commodities.

“Recently, we have seen a renewed interest in the creation of fund of funds in the energy and natural resources sector,” reports Dr. Gary M. Vasey, Co-Principal of the Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLC. “Perhaps as interestingly, there has also been a new wave of hedge fund formation focused on energy and other related commodities since the beginning of 2007.”

“We are also seeing substantial interest in the launch of larger green hedge funds and more significant growth of sustainability fund of funds this spring. We expect this trend to the accelerate as the US more toward carbon market mandates,” said Peter Fusaro, Co-Principal of the Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC. “Energy and environmental hedge funds are still seen as an asset diversification play due to its non correlation.”

The Energy Hedge Fund Center(EHFC) also publishes a subscription newsletter ‘Energy Hedge’ that tracks and announces new energy hedge funds, provides analysis of the Directory’s content and includes energy hedge fund manager interviews.

Alex Akesson
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HedgeCo.Net
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