Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Volatile Market Helps Long/Short Strategies Outperform
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While the hedge fund industry has been lagging the overall market during the last few years as the S&P 500 moved sharply higher in 2013 and 2014, this year’s volatility has helped one hedge fund strategy […]
Appaloosa’s Latest Allocations Revealed in 13F Filing
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In the most recent regulatory filing, David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management revealed its various allocations to different sectors within the equity portfolio and the most heavily weighted sector is the Consumer Discretionary sector with a weighting of […]
Not All Macro Funds are Struggling in 2015
New York (HedgeCo.net) – According to Hedge Fund Research, the average macro hedge fund was down 1.47 percent on a year to date basis through the end of October, but not all funds are struggling this year. The Eclectica fund […]
Harvard Doctoral Candidate’s Study Shows Hedge Funds Good Stock Pickers
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge fund industry has come under fire in recent years as the overall performance has lagged the S&P 500 and investors began to question if the fees paid to hedge funds were worth it. Given […]
In Stunning Move, BlueCrest to Return Investor Money
New York (HedgeCo.net) – This year has seen a number of hedge fund closings, but the biggest surprise may have been announced yesterday when BlueCrest Capital, the hedge fund firm founded by billionaire Michael Platt, will return all money provided […]
Einhorn on Pace for Second Losing Year out of 19
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Over the 19-year history since David Einhorn founded Greenlight Capital, the fund has only had one losing year. That impressive record looks like it is going to take a bit of a hit this year as […]
Goldman Releases Quarterly “Most Important Stock” List
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Each quarter, after all of the 13F filings are filed and released, Goldman Sachs releases a list of the stocks that hedge funds love the most. The list looks at the number of funds that own […]
Former Ivy Endowment Manager Jacobson Enjoys Big October
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The endowment funds of Ivy League schools have long been admired for their ability to produce respectable returns regardless of market conditions and they have been celebrated for their ability to protect the downside during market […]
New Concerns Centered Around the Brazilian Economy and Stock Market
New York (HedgeCo.net) – One of the foremost experts on the Brazilian economy and stock market is looking elsewhere for investment opportunities at this time because he thinks it will get worse.In a New York Times article, Brazilian hedge fund […]
Idea Behind Social Media-Driven Trading not as Effective as Hoped
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In an ever changing world of technological innovation and the incredible growth of social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, it seemed only natural that investment firms would attempt to take advantage of the technology […]
HedgeCoVest Adds Six New Models, Giving RIAs Access To 40 Hedge Fund Products On One Platform.
November 27, 2015 (New York) HedgeCoVest (www.hedgecovest.com), a real time hedge fund mirroring platform, today announced the addition of another six (6) hedge fund models, creating a total of forty (40) investment options available to HedgeCoVest clients. HedgeCoVest continues to […]
Pure Alpha II Fund Up Almost 10% on the Year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Bridgewater Associates’ Pure Alpha II fund has gained almost two percent in November and that has lifted the year to date return to 9.5 percent, this according to a report from Reuters. The fund is managed […]
