Hedge funds are still grappling with reduced investor interest and slow performances as the global economy continues on its inconsistent path. Charles Biderman of TrimTabs explained: “Hedge fund industry returns continued to lag popular financial industry benchmarks.” Asset growth in the industry, he says, has been “in a perpetual slide since July 2007.” He added…
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Hedge Funds Redeem $15.2 Billion in January
Hedge funds have redeemed $15.2 billion this past January, according to Barclay Hedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. “Hedge funds managed a 3.1% return in January after posting losses in seven out of the last eight months of 2011,” said BarclayHedge founder and president Sol Waksman. The S&P 500 Index exceeded the hedge fund industry throughout…
Bears Beware
Bearish Hedge Funds? The figure for bearish hedge fund managers on the S&P 500 (SPY) released by a BarclayHedge and TrimTabs survey plummeted a little this month. February’s stats for “bearish” managers ranked at 40 percent with March being 36 percent, and “the heaviest inflows on record” were recorded in February. No Bears for Barclay…
Global Hedge Funds Improve Performance
TrimTabs and BarclayHedge reported on November 8th that hedge fund performance had improved during the month of September. Nine out of ten managers reported a profit for the month; the average fund increased by 3.5%, and global hedge funds as a whole took in $3.8 billion. This was “a good month for hedge-fund managers,” in…