Van Eck Launches Multi-Manager Alternatives Mutual Fund; Designed for Retail Investors Seeking Exposure to Hedge-Style Investment Strategies
Van Eck Global is building on its experience in developing and managing multi-strategy, multi-manager investment products with the launch of its new Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (ticker: VMAAX), an open-end mutual fund designed to give investors exposure to [...]
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Estimated to Finish Up 3.61% In May
Hedge fund managers posted positive returns across all major strategies in May except for Managed Futures, which were down 20 bps. Returns were driven by favorable investment conditions across equity, credit and commodities markets. India led the positive trend in Emerging Markets, with the [...]
IndexIQ Introduces First ETF to Replicate Global Macro & Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Strategies
IndexIQ has introduced today the first Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) designed to capture the risk and return characteristics of two of the most dynamic hedge fund strategies - global macro and emerging markets.
The IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: MCRO) seeks to [...]
Funds return an average of +4.3% in April, but redemptions cause industry assets to rise only slightly
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HedgeFund.net (HFN) releases April hedge fund asset flow and performance estimates. After turning positive for the year in March, aggregate hedge fund performance jumped in April to the highest level in more than 9 years. With 1,633 [...]
First No-Load, Open-End Mutual Fund Designed to Replicate Hedge Fund Performance Characteristics Now Available to Fidelity Advisors
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The IQ ALPHA Hedge Strategy Fund has been added to the Fidelity Investments mutual fund platform, it was announced today.
The IQ ALPHA Hedge Strategy Fund is the first no-load, open-end mutual fund to bring hedge fund-style investing [...]
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% [...]
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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 [...]
Mooring Intrepid Opportunity Fund Gains 222.8% at Two-Year Mark
Fund Posts 21.7% Increase YTD on Continued Deterioration in Commercial Real Estate, Corporate and Consumer Debt Markets
VIENNA, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire/ — Mooring Financial Corporation today reported performance results for Mooring Intrepid Opportunity Fund, L.P., an alternative assets investment vehicle. The Fund delivered a net gain to [...]