Monday, August 17, 2015

 

Barclay CTA Index Gains 0.87% in July; Traders Profit from Financial Market Unrest

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August 17, 2015 — Managed futures traders gained 0.87% in July according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 0.48% year to date.

“A rally in the value of the US Dollar sparked by the expectation of imminent Fed tightening, coupled with fears of China joining Japan and the Eurozone on the loosening bandwagon generated gains for CTAs," says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Managed Futures Press Release by clicking here.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

 

Barclay Hedge Fund Index Drops 0.28% in July; Grexit Fears and its Aftermath Challenges Fund Managers

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August 13, 2015 — Hedge funds lost 0.28% in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 3.05% year to date.

“July was a difficult month for hedge fund managers. The first half was dominated by Grexit fears and the equity sell-off in China. The theme of the second half of the month was recovery from the first half,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.


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Financial Intermediation in Private Equity: How Well Do Funds of Funds Perform?

By Robert S. Harris, University of Virginia Darden School of Business; Tim Jenkinson, Said Business School, University of Oxford and CEPR; Steven N. Kaplan, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and NBER; Ruediger Stucke, Warburg Pincus

In their paper, the authors benchmark fund of fund performance against both public equity markets and strategies of direct investment into private equity funds. They also examine the types of portfolios private equity FOFs create when they pool investor capital.

Download the full article here.

From the August 2015 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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New Fund Launches - August 2015

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 2015 issue of the BarclayHedge Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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June 2015 Hedge Fund and CTA Performance

The Barclay Hedge Fund Index fell 1.09% in June, as 14 of 18 hedge fund strategies were in negative territory. However, the Index remains up 3.33% year to date. 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, 12 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 -2.08%. July’s estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is +2.61%.


Hedge Fund Indices  Managed Futures Indices

From the August 2015 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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