Tuesday, April 17, 2012

 

Barclay CTA Index Down 1.21% in March; Two-Thirds of CTAs Report Losses

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, April 17, 2012– Managed futures lost 1.21% in March according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.23% after the first three months of 2012.

“Losses for March were widespread, as 66 percent of reporting managers ended the month in the loss column,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Managed Futures Press Release by clicking here.

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Monday, April 16, 2012

 

Barclay Hedge Fund Index Gains 0.19% in March; Hedge Funds Up 5.69% in First Quarter

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, April 16, 2012 – Hedge funds gained 0.19% in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.

“The US equity market extended its unbroken rally to four months in March, while European and Asian stock markets were mostly weaker,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Hedge Fund Press Release by clicking here.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

 

Contrarian Hedge Funds and Momentum Mutual Funds

By Massimo Massa, Rothschild Chaired Professor of Banking, Professor of Finance at INSEAD; Andrei Simonov, Associate Professor Finance, Eli Broad Graduate School of Mgmt., MSU and CEPR; and Shan Yan, Eli Broad Graduate School of Mgmt., MSU

In their paper, they explore how hedge funds are able to exploit the constraints of mutual funds and their tendency to cater to investors by investing in stocks that are ‘hot’.

Download the full article here. From the April 2012 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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New Fund Launches

To see a complete list of the latest hedge funds, fund of funds and CTAs that have launched recently or will be launching soon click here. Fund Managers who would like to see their new fund listed on Barclay’s website and featured in the next Insider Report can submit new fund launch press releases directly to rmiller@barclayhedge.com. Below is a list of recent fund launches:
From the April 2012 issue of the BarclayHedge Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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February 2012 Hedge Fund and CTA Performance

Hedge funds continued their positive momentum in February, exhibited by gains in 17 of Barclay's eighteen indices. The average return for the 2,672 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported a February return is +2.32%. The estimates for March, along with the number of funds reporting for each of our 18 sectors can be found at the link below. These indices are being continually updated as current returns for the underlying hedge funds are recorded into our system. As of this writing, 14 of 18 hedge fund sectors are showing positive returns for March.
Commodity Trading Advisor performance for February as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged +0.91%. March's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is -1.66%.
Hedge Fund Indices Managed Futures Indices

From the April 2012 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers - March 2012 Survey

The topical study from the April 2012 issue of The Hedge Fund Flow Report. Gain insight into industry trends and hedge fund asset flows before you make your next important decision.
Accredited investors can read the entire article for free. From the April 2012 issue of The Hedge Fund Flow Report.

The Hedge Fund Flow Report combines the accuracy of the BarclayHedge database with the analytical insight of TrimTabs Investment Research. The report is generated by TrimTabs Investment Research using the most current data on thousands of hedge funds. An annual subscription includes 12 monthly updates as well as a spreadsheet containing historical flow aggregates by category. To download a free sample of the entire TrimTabs Hedge Fund Flow Report, simply fill out this short request form.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

 

Hedge Funds Take in $6.8 Billion in February, but Returns Still Lag S&P 500. Funds-of-Funds See Inflow Amid Disappointing Returns

New York, NY—April  10, 2012— BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds took in an estimated $6.8 billion in February, reversing a trend that saw more than $21.5 billion flow out of these funds in January 2012 and December 2011, the largest outflows since July 2009.

Hedge fund managers underperformed the S&P 500 by 180 bps in February, returning 2.3% vs. 4.1% for the S&P 500, according to the monthly BarclayHedge/TrimTabs hedge fund flow report. Managers also underperformed the S&P 500 in the first two months of 2012, 5.5% vs. 8.6%.

Read the entire TrimTabs Asset Flows into Hedge Funds Press Release by clicking here.

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