Tuesday, June 9, 2015

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Add $950 Million in April after Shedding $750 Million in March. Hedge Fund Industry Outperforms S&P 500 in April

Fairfield, IA – June 9, 2015 – BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $950 million (0.04% of assets) in April, reversing March’s outflow of $750 million (0.03% of assets).

“Investors have been showing less interest in hedge funds even though the industry’s performance has improved lately," said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Hedge funds redeemed $13.8 billion in the first four months of 2015, a strong turnabout from the same period last year, when they hauled in $65.6 billion.”

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Lose $850 Million in March and Redeem $34.6 Billion in Past Six Months, Biggest Consecutive Quarterly Outflow Since 2009. Industry Outperforms S&P 500 in March

Fairfield, IA — May 14, 2015 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $850 million (0.03% of assets) in March, a turnabout from February’s inflow of $5.4 billion (0.2% of assets).

“Redemptions from hedge funds totaled $34.6 billion over the past six months, the largest consecutive quarterly outflow since June 2009,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Hedge funds redeemed $15.1 billion (0.6% of assets) in Q1 2015, a striking contrast from Q1 2014, when they hauled in $42.6 billion (1.8% of assets).”

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Add $7.2 Billion in February, Rebounding from Outflow of $11.2 Billion in January. Industry Returns Hit Two-Year High but Lag S&P 500

Sausalito, CA — April 7, 2015 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $7.2 billion (0.3% of assets) in February, the strongest inflow in the past six months and a turnabout from January’s outflow of $11.2 billion (0.5% of assets).

“The redemptions of $4.1 billion in the first two months of this year stand in dramatic contrast to the inflow of $31.6 billion in the same period last year,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “In the past 12 months, hedge funds added $39.2 billion, down 57% from $91.4 billion in the previous twelve-month span.”

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Shed $8.9 Billion in January Following Outflow of $28.1 Billion in December

Sausalito, CA — March 10, 2015 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $8.9 billion (0.4% of assets) in January, down from December’s outflow of $28.1 billion (1.1% of assets), which was the largest since April 2009.

“The hedge fund industry has not suffered two consecutive monthly outflows since mid-2012,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Hedge funds added $57.8 billion from February 2014 through January 2015, down 24% from $75.7 billion in the previous twelve-month span.”



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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

 

Duration of Poor Performance, Fund Flows and Risk–Shifting by Hedge Fund Managers

By Ying Li, Asst. Professor of Business, Univ. of Washington Bothell; A. Steven Holland, Professor of Business, Univ. of Washington Bothell; and Hossein B. Kazemi, Professor of Finance, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst

In their paper, the authors show that time-varying performance– and flow–related conditions influence hedge funds’ risk-shifting behavior. They also demonstrate that hedge fund managers adjust their risk-taking in a way that is consistent with their fund characteristics.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Shed $29.1 Billion in December, Largest Outflow in 5½ Years. Inflows in 2014 Little Changed from 2013

Sausalito, CA — February 10, 2015 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $29.1 billion (1.2% of assets) in December, its largest outflow since April 2009.

“Hedge funds shed $12.5 billion in the second half of 2014, a sharp turnabout from the inflow of $87.5 billion in the first half,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “The industry’s inflow of $75.3 billion for the whole year was little changed from last year’s inflow of $76.4 billion."


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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $10.2 Billion in November but Underperform S&P 500. January-November Inflows Largest since 2007

Sausalito, CA — January 13, 2015 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that inflows to the hedge fund industry rebounded to $10.2 billion (0.4% of assets) in November from $1.1 billion (0.05% of assets) in October.

“Hedge funds took in $107.6 billion in the first 11 months of 2014, the largest January-November inflow since 2007,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “That’s a 61% jump from $66.9 billion in the same period a year ago.”


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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $250 Million in October and Underperform S&P 500. Inflows Slow Dramatically in Second Half of 2014

New York, NY — December 9, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $250 million (0.01% of assets) in October, recovering from outflows of $6.8 billion (0.2% of assets) in September.

“Hedge fund inflows have slowed dramatically in the second half of this year,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Inflows since July have averaged $2.9 billion monthly, down from $13.8 billion monthly in the first half of 2014.”


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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Redeem $5.1 Billion in September but Outperform S&P 500. Inflows in Third Quarter Much Lower Than in First Half of This Year

New York, NY — November 11, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $5.1 billion (0.2% of assets) in September, the largest outflow since December 2013 and only the second outflow this year.

“Hedge fund inflows slowed sharply in the third quarter,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “The industry raked in $82.1 billion in the first half of 2014 — more than in the previous three years combined — but inflows subsided to $12.6 billion in the third quarter.”


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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Add $18.4 Billion in August but Underperform S&P 500. January-August Inflow of $99.0 Billion Highest since 2007

New York, NY — October 7, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $18.4 billion (0.8% of assets) in August, the highest inflow in three months and a strong rebound from redemptions of $750 million (0.03% of assets) in July.

“Hedge fund inflows this year are the strongest we’ve seen since the financial crisis,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “The industry took in $99.0 billion in the first eight months of 2014, more than double the inflow of $47.5 billion in the same period last year.”


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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Redeem Scant $40 Million in July and Outperform S&P 500. January-July Inflow of $80.1 Billion Highest since 2007

New York, NY — September 9, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed a scant $40 million in July, the first monthly outflow of the year, after taking in $5.1 billion (0.2% of assets) in June.

“While hedge fund flows were essentially flat in July, inflows in the first seven months of the year totaled $80.1 billion, the highest inflows from January through July since 2007,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. The industry took in $35.0 billion in the same period in 2013.


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Thursday, August 14, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $7.7 Billion in June but Underperform S&P 500. Inflow of $82.5 Billion in First Half of Year Highest since 2007

New York, NY — August 14, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $7.7 billion (0.3% of assets) in June, down from $19.1 billion (0.8% of assets) in May.

“First half inflows to hedge funds this year totaled $82.5 billion (3.8% of assets), the most since 2007,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. By comparison, the industry took in $26.8 billion (1.5% of assets) in the first half of 2013.


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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $16.9 Billion in May but Underperform S&P 500. January-May Inflow of $72.2 Billion Highest since 2007

New York, NY — July 8, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $16.9 billion (0.7% of assets) in May, down slightly from $19.1 billion (0.8% of assets) in April.

“Hedge funds raked in $72.2 billion in the first five months of this year, the strongest January-May inflows since 2007,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $18.7 Billion in April. Year-to-Date Inflow of $56.4 Billion More Than Triple Inflow in Same Period Last Year

New York, NY — June 10, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $18.7 billion (0.8% of assets) in April, up from $10.6 billion (0.5% of assets) in March.

“Hedge funds took in $56.4 billion in the first four months of 2014, more than triple the inflow of $16.9 billion in the same period last year,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge.


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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $11.2 Billion in March and Outperform S&P 500; Inflow of $38.6 Billion in First Quarter Highest in Three Years

New York, NY — May 6, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds took $11.2 billion (0.5% of assets) in March, down from a three-year high of $24.9 billion (1.2% of assets) in February.

“Investors pumped $38.6 billion into hedge funds in the first quarter, the best quarterly inflow since the first quarter of 2011, when the industry took in $47.9 billion,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge.


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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $24.3 Billion in February, Highest Monthly Inflow in Three Years

New York, NY — April 8, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds received $24.3 billion (1.1% of assets) in February, the highest monthly inflow in three years, building on an inflow of $4.4 billion (0.2% of assets) in January.

“The hedge fund industry raked in $28.7 billion in January and February, an 83% jump from $15.7 billion in the same period last year,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $4.4 Billion in January and Handily Outperform S&P 500

New York, NY — March 12, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds started the year on a positive note, taking in $4.4 billion (0.2% of assets) in January.

“The hedge fund industry took in $56.6 billion in the 12 months ended in January, a big reversal of the outflow of $12.6 billion in the previous 12-month span,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Redeem $10.4 Billion in December, Highest Outflow in Twelve Months

New York, NY — February 11, 2013 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds had their biggest outflow of 2013 in December, redeeming $10.4 billion (0.5% of assets).

“The hedge fund industry took in a three-year high of $56.5 billion in 2013, a strong turnaround from 2012, when the industry shed $28.9 billion,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge.

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Monday, January 6, 2014

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $17.5 Billion in November, Highest Inflow in Six Months

New York, NY — January 6, 2014 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds took in $17.5 billion (0.9% of assets) in November. This inflow was the highest in six months and the second-highest in the past two years.

“The hedge fund industry has taken in a net $66.9 billion in 2013, a healthy turnaround from an outflow of $8.2 billion in the same period in 2012,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. Hedge funds had net inflows in nine of the first 11 months of 2013.


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Thursday, December 12, 2013

 

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Fund Investors Net Sellers of $2.2 Billion in October

New York, NY — December 12, 2013 — BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge fund investors redeemed a net $2.2 billion (0.1% of assets) in October, reversing course after buying $4.4 billion in September.

“The outflow in October was only the second for hedge funds this year,” said Sol Waksman, president and founder of BarclayHedge. “Hedge funds have taken in $49.4 billion so far in 2013, a sharp reversal from the outflow of $12.9 billion outflow in the same period last year.”


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