The recent underperformance of momentum stocks suggests the prevailing trends of recent years are drawing to a close – potentially making alpha generation increasingly challenging for hedge funds, according to Man Group analysts. After more than two years of strong
H2O Asset Management, Bruno Crastes’ bond-focused discretionary macro hedge fund, which this year marks its tenth anniversary, has posted sterling year-end gains after facing investor pressure this past summer.
Hedge funds finished 2019 on a high note in December, posting an industry-wide 1.73 per cent return for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.For the year, the hedge fund industry gained 10.70 per cent,
After a one-month reprieve, the hedge fund industry returned to net outflows in November with USD4.7 billion in redemptions, a reversal from October’s USD1.9 billion in industry inflows.November’s redemptions represented 0.2 per cent of industry assets, according to the Barclay
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index returned 8.74 per cent in 2019, supported by the risk-on sentiment among investors and positive geopolitical developments throughout the year. Roughly 44.6 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains
The Saemor Europe Alpha Fund, Saemor Capital’s long-running market neutral hedge fund strategy, shed 1.9 per cent last month – its third successive monthly loss – rounding off a disappointing spell for the Netherlands-based manager which saw the fund down almost
Most funds were up last week, with CTAs significantly outperforming, according to Lyxor. Long term CTAs were up an impressive four per cent last week (10 per cent YTD), and are now the best strategy in 2014 by a wide
Hedge funds consolidated their gains from the first half of 2014 in the third quarter, despite equity markets producing a mixed performance over the quarter, according to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Q4 Hedge Fund Outlook. Discretionary macro and trend-following
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Despite a slight fall in fundraising in Q3 2014 compared to the previous quarter, the total capital raised in 2014 so far remains strong, with the USD63bn raised in the first three quarters of the year surpassing the USD56bn raised
