All six of MV Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices, which are constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities, recorded positive performance in January.
The MVIS Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 1.99 per cent.
This was followed by the MVIS Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index (1.60 per cent), the MVIS Global Long/Short Equity Index (1.23 per cent), the MVIS Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index (1.20 per cent, the MVIS Global Event Long/Short Equity Index (0.78 per cent), and the MVIS North America Long/Short Equity Index (0.16 per cent).
With a history stretching back to 2003, the MVIS Long/Short Equity Indices use a patented methodology in seeking to capture the beta returns of universes of statistically similar hedge funds that exhibit in aggregate consistently high concentrations of beta.