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Forget Finding the Needle, Leverage the Haystack & Reduce the Fees Allocators search for hedge fund managers that they think will outperform their industry peers
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Considering The Benefits of Managed Futures Alpha
Allocators often face challenges designing portfolios that can help limit losses in down market environments. Despite the need, there are few investment offerings that perform well when other assets underperform but don’t also suffer from burdensome drag on the portfolio over time.
1Q 2025 Unlimited Funds Hedge Fund Barometer
Hedge Funds eked out modestly positive performance in 1Q25 with the mix of sub-strategy returns largely reversing the moves of the previous quarter. Emerging Market funds outperformed meaningfully as Chinese stocks surged, meanwhile Equity Long/Short and Event Driven delivered weak outcomes.
Considering The Benefits of Global Macro Alpha
The market turmoil to kick off ‘25 has many investors considering adding diversifying strategies to those traditional 60/40 portfolios that have done well in recent years. As we scan the universe of under appreciated diversifying strategies, Global Macro alpha stands out as one of the most compelling complements for many portfolios.
Perspectives on Portfolio Randomness and Asset Allocation
Active allocation strategies struggle to outperform a randomly selected portfolio of funds on a long-term basis. The data indicates that in pursuit of outperformance allocators may even be making riskier decisions.
4Q 2024 Unlimited Hedge Fund Barometer
4Q 2024 Unlimited Hedge Fund Barometer 4Q 24 Hedge Fund Strategy Performance, Gross of Fees Summary Commentary Hedge Fund performance in 4Q24 was modestly positive
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Expectations for the US economy coming into a new year have not been this high in quite some time and Asset markets have fully priced in this exuberance.
Long Time Allocators Remember When Fund Picking Worked, But It Is Possible Those Days Are In The Rearview
Long Time Allocators Remember When Fund Picking Worked, But It Is Possible Those Days Are In The Rearview Published by Bob Elliott and Nathan Nangia
3Q 2024 Unlimited Hedge Fund Barometer
3Q 2024 Unlimited Hedge Fund Barometer Commentary Hedge Fund performance in the third quarter was moderately positive, with Emerging Markets managers delivering 5% returns
Indexing Can Outperform Searching For Tail Risk Alpha
As this cycle becomes long in the tooth, many allocators are evaluating whether their portfolios may be underweight managers that perform well during turbulent market environments.