Thursday, August 16, 2012

 

Rising Prices Contribute to Profitable Futures Trading; Barclay CTA Index Up 1.85% in July

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August 16, 2012 – Managed futures gained 1.85% in July according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is now up 1.53% year to date.

“Price trends continued to move upward in the commodity and equity index futures markets and provided a favorable trading environment for momentum traders in July,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Managed Futures Press Release by clicking here.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

 

Equity Markets See-Saw in Difficult Trading Environment; Barclay Hedge Fund Index Gains 0.85% in July

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August 15, 2012 – Hedge funds gained 0.85% in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 3.19% year to date.

“Equity markets see-sawed in July, driven up and down by economic reports in the most recent news cycle,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Hedge Fund Press Release by clicking here.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Redeem $4.9 billion in June 2012. Hedge Fund Industry’s June Performance Lags S&P 500; Assets Down 29.5% Since 2008 Peak.

New York, NY — August 8, 2012 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $4.9 billion (0.3% of assets) in June, compared with inflows of $1.1 billion in May. Based on data from 3,012 funds, the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Hedge Fund Flow Report estimated that industry assets were $1.71 trillion in June, down 1.3% from $1.73 trillion in May and down 29.5% from their peak of $2.4 trillion set in June 2008.

“The hedge fund industry can’t seem to get out of the doldrums,” said Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge. “Industry performance continues to lag popular benchmarks such as the S&P 500, and asset growth has been flat for most of the past year.”

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

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June 2012 Hedge Fund and CTA Performance

Hedge funds gained ground in June, reflected by positive returns in 12 of Barclay's 18 indices. The average return for the 2,676 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported a June return is +0.59%. The estimates for July, 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, 16 of 18 hedge fund sectors are showing positive returns for July.

Commodity Trading Advisor performance for June as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged -2.09%. July's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is +2.18%. Hedge Fund Indices Managed Futures Indices

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

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Send in the Clones? Hedge Fund Replication Using Futures Contracts

By Nicolas P.B. Bollen, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Finance, Owen Graduate School of Management - Vanderbilt University and Gregg S. Fisher, President and Chief Investment Officer, Gerstein Fisher

Replication products strive to offer investors some of the benefits of hedge funds while avoiding their high fees, illiquidity, and opacity. The authors test whether a replication algorithm can deliver the diversification and high Sharpe ratio that investors seek.

Download the full article here.

From the August 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 August 2012 issue of the BarclayHedge Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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Friday, August 3, 2012

 

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

The topical study from the August 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 August 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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