The strong market moves sparked off by the recent coronavirus vaccine breakthrough brought gains and losses across the hedge fund spectrum over the past week, as investors fled momentum-based stocks and piled into value-based companies.
Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of index and beta crypto funds, has surpassed USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM) across its fund family. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
21Shares, the Swiss crypto ETP issuer accredited with listing the first crypto basket HODL, has now achieved USD150 million in assets under management (AUM), outperforming the vast majority of managed crypto funds.
The SS&C GlobeOp hedge fund Forward Redemption Indicator for February 2021 measured 2.37 per cent, up from 1.78 per cent in January. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 2.37 per cent for February 2021 reflects a 16 per cent reduction in redemption
In recent months, Market Neutral L/S strategies underperformed other hedge fund strategies, in a context where risk assets rallied following the Pfizer vaccine announcement in November 2020. Lyxor’s stance on the strategy remains Underweight on the back of its exposure
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.01 per cent in January, outperforming the -0.16 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
CTAs were unable to extend their two-month winning streak into the New Year as January performance dipped 0.02 per cent for the month according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. “Although equity prices
Hedge funds started 2021 on a positive note returning 0.98 per cent in January, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was down 1.01
Brummer & Partners’ flagship multi-strategy fund has made a strong start to February, with its equities- and macro-focused managers generating strong gains that have helped the Stockholm-based outfit reverse January’s losses. The Brummer Multi-Strategy (BMS) vehicle’s SEK class has risen
Managed futures hedge funds have mounted an impressive fightback in recent weeks after finishing last month in the red, with new data from Société Générale showing its key CTA and trend-following indices storming into positive territory at February’s mid-way point.
