RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of -0.18 per cent in January, and has averaged an annual net return of 3.97 per cent. The RBC Hedge 250 Index is comprised of 250 hedge funds and has become one of the more representative investable indexes of the hedge fund industry’s performance.
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NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of April 2009 the RBC Hedge 250 Index(R) had a net return of 2.37 per cent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 2.60 per cent. These returns are estimated and will be finalized by the middle of [...]
New Credit Suisse/Tremont Research Paper Examines the Recent Turnaround in the Convertible Arbitrage Space
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has released a new research report, Convertible Arbitrage: Shifting Gears, which examines the reasons behind the Convertible Arbitrage meltdown in 2008 and the factors driving the strategy’s recent turnaround.
Convertible Arbitrage went from being one of [...]
Credit Suisse/Tremont Completes Semi-Annual Rebalancing of the AllHedge Index, the Blue Chip Index and the LEA Index
NEW YORK, Apr 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc announced that as of April 1, 2009, the Credit Suisse/Tremont AllHedge Index, the Credit Suisse/Tremont Blue Chip Index and the Credit Suisse/Tremont Specialty Indices completed [...]
Hedge Funds Post Positive Returns in March to Finish the First Quarter Up 0.85% as Risk Appetite Returns to Global Markets
NEW YORK, Apr 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.65% in March, as the return of risk appetite in the markets challenges many managers’ assumptions of a [...]
Johnson School MBA Student-Run Hedge Fund Down Slightly in First Quarter 2009
Short positions prove more profitable than long
ITHACA, N.Y., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Johnson School at Cornell University’s student-run Cayuga MBA Fund experienced a challenging quarter, posting a return of -1.03%, compared to -2.49% for the HFR Equity Market Neutral Index and 0.76% for [...]
Hedge Funds Turn Positive for 2009, Redemptions Slow in March
Funds Return an Average of +1.84% in March, but Redemptions/Liquidations Cause Assets to Fall 1.01%
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HedgeFund.net (HFN) releases March and Q1 2009 hedge fund asset flow and performance estimates. Following are highlights:
March/Q1 2009 Asset Flows:
Estimates for March indicate investor outflows continued, but the rate of [...]
HEDGE FUNDS ADVANCE 1.37% IN MARCH
Hedge Funds Lag Equities as Markets Rally Sharply in March
April 8, 2009 – New York, NY – Hennessee Group LLC, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +1.37% in March (+1.09% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced +8.54% [...]
Reuters Reports Hedge Fund Firm Profits in First Quarter
Reuters is reporting that the hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, which lost 28% last year, is starting off this year with gains of between 6 – 8%. The hedge fund firm is run by Philip Falcone who is also starting a fund to buy CDS [...]
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Results of 2008 PerTrac Hedge Fund Database Study Reveal 1.3% Fewer Funds and 36.1% Drop in AUM
PerTrac Financial Solutions today announced the aggregate results of the 2008 PerTrac Hedge Fund Database Study, revealing a 1.3% drop in the number of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds included in major hedge fund databases since last [...]