Tag Archives: exposures
Credit Suisse Alternative Index Replication Suggests a Positive Month for Hedge Funds
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Long/Short Equity hedge funds continued to increase overall net exposures in July, enabling managers to capitalize on market upswings early in the month, according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at […]
Hedge Fund Replication Mutual Fund Marks One Year Anniversary
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – One of the first no-load, open-end mutual funds designed to replicate broad-based hedge fund performance characteristics, the ‘IQ ALPHA Hedge Strategy Fund’ (IQHIX) has marked its one-year anniversary on June 30th, 2009. For the trailing […]
INTERVIEW-AQR hedging its bets with big mutual fund plan
CNN Money – AQR Capital Management LLC, among the world’s largest hedge fund managers, will introduce another hedge fund-style mutual fund next month, as it expands its reach beyond the biggest investors. Greenwich, Connecticut-based AQR, a $20 billion firm led […]
Hennessee: April Challenging but Hedge Funds Advance
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund adviser, Hennessee Group LLC, announced that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +3.84% in April (+5.02% YTD). “April continued to be a challenging environment for hedge funds, as the market rally was driven […]
Hedge Funds Increase 1.37% In March
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – March was a challenging month for hedge funds, which entered the month with tight net exposures, according to research by hedge fund consultant Hennessee LLC. Technology and healthcare/biotech were bright spots for hedge funds, as […]
Pensions seen fuelling hedge fund industry growth
Reuters – Pension funds will likely funnel more money into hedge funds and become a powerful engine of growth for the industry in the coming months, a hedge fund industry veteran said on Wednesday. "We are finding that corporate pension […]
Hedge funds thrive on downturns says report
Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Hedge funds generally are more correlated in bull market runs and more de-correlation at market downturns. A comparison of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Benchmark Index (HEDG), an asset-weighted broad benchmark of the hedge fund industry, […]
