By Hedge Fund Insight staff S&P Global Market Intelligence Quarterly Hedge Fund Tracker Findings*: Hedge Funds Sell Off Equity Stakes: Hedge funds have sold off significant portions of their total equity holdings, shedding over $18 billion in total equity positions from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016. This is the second consecutive quarterly equity sell […] Read more »
Beta Component of Returns Hits Absolute Return Funds – Fitch
By Manuel Arrivé and Alastair Sewell of Fitch Ratings Returns Reveal Beta Exposures in Absolute Return Funds Absolute Return (AR) funds showed their poorest performance since 2008, with average 12-month rolling returns sinking to – 5.2%, principally as a result of poorly managed drawdowns. Only 11% of funds showed positive performance over 12 months […] Read more »
GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in November
From Global Asset Management Accommodative monetary policy continues to support equity-related hedge fund strategies in November, says GAM A continuing rally in equity markets remains a prominent theme as we head into December, but there are also other sizeable trade ideas today across hedge funds, says Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM. “Hedge fund […] Read more »