Monday, July 29, 2013
Winners announced for second Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2013
Fairfield, July 26, 2013 – Hedge Funds Review and BarclayHedge recognized the best performing hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in the Americas at the second Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards (at an event on July 25) in New York City.
“The depth and breadth of the funds receiving awards is proof positive that selecting the right managers is crucial to putting together a hedge fund portfolio that delivers significant risk adjusted returns,” said Margie Lindsay, editor of Hedge Funds Review, adding, “The list of winners should help convince doubters that hedge funds are more than capable of producing double digit returns on a consistent basis.”
Read the entire Press Release by clicking here.
“The depth and breadth of the funds receiving awards is proof positive that selecting the right managers is crucial to putting together a hedge fund portfolio that delivers significant risk adjusted returns,” said Margie Lindsay, editor of Hedge Funds Review, adding, “The list of winners should help convince doubters that hedge funds are more than capable of producing double digit returns on a consistent basis.”
Read the entire Press Release by clicking here.
Labels: Americas Awards, awards, BarclayHedge press release, funds of funds, hedge fund awards, hedge funds
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Barclay CTA Index Down 1.11% in June; Trend Reversals Hit Managed Futures Returns
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, July 18, 2013 — Managed futures lost 1.11% in June according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is now down 0.87% year to date.
“A slowing of economic growth in China combined with concerns of Fed tapering led to trend reversals in equities, commodities, and interest rates in June,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Read the entire Managed Futures Press Release by clicking here.
“A slowing of economic growth in China combined with concerns of Fed tapering led to trend reversals in equities, commodities, and interest rates in June,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Read the entire Managed Futures Press Release by clicking here.
Labels: BarclayHedge press release, CTA
Monday, July 15, 2013
Barclay Hedge Fund Index Down 1.35% in June; Hedge Funds Stumble After 12 Straight Months of Gains
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, July 15, 2013 — After twelve consecutive months of gains, hedge funds lost 1.35% in June, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 4.26% year to date.
“A comment by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke that the Fed may begin to taper its asset purchases caused interest rates to skyrocket while prices for equities, commodities, and emerging market currencies plummeted,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Read the entire Hedge Fund Press Release by clicking here.
“A comment by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke that the Fed may begin to taper its asset purchases caused interest rates to skyrocket while prices for equities, commodities, and emerging market currencies plummeted,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Read the entire Hedge Fund Press Release by clicking here.
Labels: BarclayHedge press release, hedge fund performance
Thursday, July 11, 2013
TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Fund Inflows Hit Two-Year High of $18.5 Billion in May
New York, NY — July 11, 2013 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds took in a net $18.5 billion (1.0% of assets) in May, more than a forty-fold increase from April’s $430 million inflow. The results are based on data from 3,368 funds.
“In May, the hedge fund industry saw its strongest net inflows in more than two years,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “In the first five months of this year, the industry took in $35.7 billion, compared with just $484 million in the same period last year."
Read the entire TrimTabs Asset Flows into Hedge Funds Press Release by clicking here.
“In May, the hedge fund industry saw its strongest net inflows in more than two years,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “In the first five months of this year, the industry took in $35.7 billion, compared with just $484 million in the same period last year."
Read the entire TrimTabs Asset Flows into Hedge Funds Press Release by clicking here.
Labels: BarclayHedge press release, CTA, flows into CTAs, flows into hedge funds, hedge fund flows, hedge fund research
TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund Managers - June 2013 Survey
The topical study from the July 2013 issue of The Hedge Fund Flow Report. Gain insight into industry trends and hedge fund asset flows before you make your next important decision.
Last week’s 3.4% sell-off in the S&P 500 coincided with our monthly survey of hedge fund managers, who share an unusual symmetry of bullish, neutral, and bearish sentiment on US stocks in July. Managers are notably more bearish in June than they were in May, which is understandable in light of the Federal Reserve’s decision to taper the easy-money policies that have been propping up US stocks since 2009.
Here are the complete results of the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge June Hedge Fund Sentiment Survey:
Accredited investors can read the entire article for free. From the July 2013 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.
Last week’s 3.4% sell-off in the S&P 500 coincided with our monthly survey of hedge fund managers, who share an unusual symmetry of bullish, neutral, and bearish sentiment on US stocks in July. Managers are notably more bearish in June than they were in May, which is understandable in light of the Federal Reserve’s decision to taper the easy-money policies that have been propping up US stocks since 2009.
Here are the complete results of the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge June Hedge Fund Sentiment Survey:
- S&P 500: The hedge fund managers we surveyed were evenly divided on the S&P 500’s prospects for July — 33.0% bullish, 33.0% neutral, and 34.1% bearish. Bearish sentiment saw the biggest month-to- month jump in June, climbing 9.1 percentage points from May. Bullishness grew by 5.2 points but neutral sentiment sank by 14.3 points....
Accredited investors can read the entire article for free. From the July 2013 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.
Labels: CTA, flows into CTAs, flows into hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, Hedge Fund Flow Topical Study
China: Potential ‘Game Changer’ of the 2013/14 US Corn Market
Informa’s current fundamental outlook for corn is decidedly bearish. In “China: Potential ‘Game Changer’ of the 2013/14 US Corn Market,” Tom Scott, President and COO of Informa Economics, Inc. delves into the 2013/14 corn marketing year, as he observes growing season weather developments, and perhaps more importantly, the pattern and timing of China corn purchases and this market’s huge potential as a ‘game changer’.
Read the full study here.
From the July 2013 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Analysis of Commodity Market Fundamentals
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From the July 2013 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Analysis of Commodity Market Fundamentals
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Labels: Barclay Insider Report, Barclay Insider Report Guest Article, commodities, Commodity Markets Analysis, CTA, Informa
Did Long-Short Investors Destabilize Commodity Markets?
By Joëlle Miffre, PhD, Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School, and member EDHEC Risk Institute; and Chris Brooks, Professor of Finance and Director of Research, ICMA Centre, University of Reading
Their paper contributes to the debate on the effects of the financialization of commodity futures markets by studying the conditional volatility of long-short commodity portfolios and their conditional correlation with traditional assets (stocks and bonds).
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From the July 2013 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Their paper contributes to the debate on the effects of the financialization of commodity futures markets by studying the conditional volatility of long-short commodity portfolios and their conditional correlation with traditional assets (stocks and bonds).
Download the full article here.
From the July 2013 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Labels: Barclay Insider Report, Barclay Insider Report Guest Article, Commodity markets, Correlation, CTA, Financialization, Speculators, Volatility
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 July 2013 issue of the BarclayHedge Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
From the July 2013 issue of the BarclayHedge Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Labels: CTA, hedge funds, New Fund Launches
May 2013 Hedge Fund and CTA Performance
Hedge funds post their thirteenth month of consecutive gains in May; the Index is up 5.70% year to date. Overall, 15 of Barclay’s 18 hedge fund strategies were up in May. The average return for the 2,735 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported a May return is +0.92%. The estimates for June, 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, 13 of 18 hedge fund sectors are showing negative returns for June.
Commodity Trading Advisor performance for May as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged -1.51%. June's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is -1.47%. Hedge Fund Indices Managed Futures Indices
From the July 2013 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Commodity Trading Advisor performance for May as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged -1.51%. June's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is -1.47%. Hedge Fund Indices Managed Futures Indices
From the July 2013 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Labels: Barclay Insider Report, commodity trading advisor, hedge fund performance
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