Monthly Archives: August 2015
U.S. Asset Manager Warns Over “Risk Parity”
(Financial Times) AllianceBernstein, a big US asset manager, has warned that the swelling popularity of an investment strategy known as “risk parity” is exacerbating the fragility of financial markets and worsening sell-offs. Equity and bond markets have been hit hard […]
Carlyle Group Fund Wins Big on Bearish Yuan Trade
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The last few months have not been kind to Carlyle Group as the company’s earnings report released in July showed earnings that were down 38% on a year over year basis. Also in July, the company’s […]
Investors Redeem $5 Billion From Hedge Funds In July
(Think Advisor) Global investors redeemed $5 billion from hedge funds in July, according to eVestment. Still, the month ended in the black, as positive performance increased assets under management by an estimated $16 billion, bringing total hedge fund assets to […]
Hedge Fund Gains $100 Million In Two Days On Bearish China Bet
(Wall Street Journal Interactive) A Carlyle Group LP hedge fund that anticipated a sudden currency-policy shift in China gained roughly $100 million in two days last week, a sign of how some bearish bets on the world’s second-largest economy are […]
20 Tech Stocks The Richest Hedge Fund Billionaires Are Betting On Now
(Forbes) What’s the next big tech stock? Just follow the leaders. We’ve previously taken a look at the top trades of the world’s richest active hedge fund managers. For the quarter ending on June 30, we compiled an updated list […]
ETFs Forced To Get Smart Hedging Dollar With Easy Money Gone
(Bloomberg) The most popular strategy in the $2.1 trillion U.S. market for exchange-traded funds is losing its luster, leading the world’s biggest asset managers to search for ways to keep the money flowing. ETFs that hedge against currency risk have […]
Hedge Fund Stockpickers See U.S. Consumer As The Best Bet In A Rocky Market
(Forbes) Many of the biggest hedge fund managers in the U.S. get paid a King’s ransom to uncover value stocks, distressed buys, new growth industries, and sectors prone for consolidation. Amid today’s market turmoil, which has battered commodity producers and […]
HedgeCoVest Composite Models Hold Their Ground in Meltdown
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Thursday saw the overall U.S. stock market get routed as investors fled due to global economic fears and fear the Fed would raise interest rates too soon or too fast. The S&P lost 2.11% and the […]
What External Hedge Funds Like and Dislike the Most
New York (HedgeCo.net) – We spend a considerable amount of time analyzing and reporting on what sectors the hedge funds on the HedgeCoVest platform like and don’t like. This past week, Credit Suisse released a report showing which sectors mutual funds, […]
Hedge Funds Become Defensive: First Time Since 2011
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The choppy, range-bound market has taken a toll on investors and it looks as if hedge funds are becoming more defensive with their portfolio allocations as a result. According to a recent article from Forbes, Goldman […]
Five Favorite Industrial Stocks Of HedgeCoVest Managers
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The HedgeCoVest platform looks at all of the holdings of each hedge fund manager on the platform and then take the highest conviction trades and creates composite models based on the favorite long and short positions. […]