{"id":18634,"date":"2010-11-02T06:41:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T10:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=18634"},"modified":"2010-11-02T06:43:52","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T10:43:52","slug":"hedge-fund-launch-grt-capital-partners-introduces-a-short-only-healthcare-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/11\/2010\/hedge-fund-launch-grt-capital-partners-introduces-a-short-only-healthcare-strategy.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Launch: GRT Capital Partners Introduces a Short-Only Healthcare Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/health_pill_dollars_D_20100122001423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18635\" title=\"Short Only Healthcare Strategy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/health_pill_dollars_D_20100122001423.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Boston-based hedge fund manager GRT Capital Partners has launched a short-only healthcare strategy investing in the publicly traded securities of health care companies.<\/p>\n<p>The investment strategy will involve straightforward health care stock selection based upon detailed individual company fundamental analysis by the portfolio manager, John Borzilleri, MD, MBA. The short-only strategy highlights Dr. Borzilleri\u2019s ability on the short side of the long\/short equity health care strategy launched August 2003.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealthcare is an attractive area for shorting stocks &#8211; considerable market inefficiencies can lead to extreme valuations for fundamentally unsound companies. We believe our long-term success in shorting healthcare stocks can provide investors with a unique strategy to generate strong absolute returns, serve as a unique source of alpha, and diversify conventional investment portfolios,\u201d Dr Borzilleri said.<\/p>\n<p>John R. Borzilleri, MD is the founding portfolio manager for both the GRT Health Care LP and the newly launched short-only healthcare strategy.  Dr. Borzilleri is an award-winning hedge fund manager with over 20 years experience in health care investment and a broad multi-sector analytical background. Prior to launching the GRT Health Care long\/short strategy in 2003, Borzilleri was a Senior Healthcare Portfolio Manager and Analyst from 1997-2003 at State Street Research and Management, which was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Akesson<br \/>\nEditor for <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. Membership in <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a> is FREE and EASY. We also offer FREE LISTINGS for <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">Hedge Funds<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Boston-based hedge fund manager GRT Capital Partners has launched a short-only healthcare strategy investing in the publicly traded securities of health care companies. 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