Pay for Hedge Fund Managers Falls 35%, Top 6 Average Just $1.7B
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Hedge Fund Analysis
Could the Hedge Fund Marketing Ban Come to An End?
Hedge funds are a unique investment vehicle.
Hedge Funds Late to Party, Again, Running Flat in March Per BoAML
Hedge fund managers make a fortune calling the shots for their funds.
Hedge Funds Rally on Commodities, Raw Materials
Hedge funds increased wagers on rising commodity prices to the highest level in two months after the Federal Reserve promised to keep interest rates low for at leads three more...
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co Off to a Good Start in 2012
2011 was a rough year for John Paulson's Paulson & Co.
European Hedge Funds Bet on China Downturn
"European hedge fund managers are betting that China's once red hot economic growth will cool dramatically in 2012, hitting companies, economies and commodity prices that have...
2012, the Year of the Hedge Fund
Despite poor returns last year, 2012 is poised to be the year of the hedge fund.
Hedge Fund Outflows Rose to 4.84%, Inflows Rose to 3.96%
"The GlobeOp (GO.L) Capital Movement Index, which tracks monthly net subscriptions to and redemptions from hedge funds managing around $170 billion (111 billion pounds) of assets...
Is Todd Combs Better Than Warren Buffett?
Todd Combs, the apprentice portfolio manager Warren Buffett hired at Berkshire Hathaway in 2010, seems to be following in the "Sage of Omaha's" footsteps – buying when the markets...
Ackman’s Pershing Square Funds Down Between 1.1-2% for 2011
"The three funds run by Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management L.P.
Blum Capital Cuts Stake in eResearch $ERES $ERT to 9.3%
Richard Blum's Blum Capital Partners announced on Monday that it sold a large portion of its holding in eResearch Technology, Inc.
Hedge Funds End 2011 on a Bad Note
Hedge fund performance in 2011 was one of the worst years ever for hedge funds.
Hedge Funds Increase Bets Against Euro to Record High
Hedge funds may have been hit hard by the market volatility triggered by the European sovereign debt crisis, with hedge funds going out of business at the fastest pace in more...
Fed Says Dealers Made it Tough for Hedge Funds to Finance Trading
A Federal Reserve survey showed that "Wall Street dealers made it tougher for hedge funds to finance trading of securities and derivatives in the three months through November...
Berkowitz on Losing End After Sears $SHLD and Financials Tank
Bruce Berkowitz, founder and manager of the $8 billion Fairholme Fund, had a rough 2011.
Something Fishy in Hedge Fund Filings? New Research Suggests So
"For years, finance experts have put together statistical analyses that suggest something fishy is going on with some of the reported returns in a large universe of hedge funds...
Hedge Fund Strategy Makes Major Difference in Performance
Hedge funds may have had a rough time of things lately – the average hedge fund was down 4% year-to-date through the end of November – but the losses are not distributed evenly...
John Paulson and Eric Mindich are Bullish About These Stocks
John Paulson is currently one of the most followed money managers in the world.
Paulson’s Bright Spot Could Fade as Gold Reaches 5-Month Low
John Paulson's year is about to get worse. Paulson, a superstar hedge fund manager, has endured some of the biggest losses of his career this year.
Investors Disappointed at Lackluster Hedge Fund Performance
Hedge funds are an asset class that used to be famous for its ability to make money in all markets under any condition, but that trend appears to be dwindling.
Hedge Fund Performance In November
Hedge fund performance in November 2011 was more disappointing than any time since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.
New Hedge Fund Research Suggests Hedge Fund Alpha Closer to Zero
Hedge fund managers used to be the upper echelons of the investing world.
Hedge Funds Have Alpha and Beta
Hedge funds have alpha and beta. There are many models to evaluate the performance of hedge funds.
Vice Fund (VICEX) Performance Analysis: Does Being Naughty Pay Off?
Vice Fund (VICEX) is a mutual fund that invests in the tobacco, gambling, alcohol, and defense industries.
Best Mutual Funds: Tilson Dividend Fund (TILDX)
Insider Monkey has shown that Whitney Tilson’s alpha is about 5 percentage points per year.
Mutual Fund Performance: Tilson Focus Fund (TILFX)
Whitney Tilson’s T2 Partners achieved an annual alpha of around 5%. In addition to a hedge fund, Whitney Tilson also has a couple of mutual funds.
Whitney Tilson and T2 Partners’ Returns and Alpha
Whitney Tilson is getting a lot of coverage because of his Netflix (NFLX) short.
Best Mutual Funds: Parnassus (PARNX) Returns and Alpha
When everybody’s depressed is absolutely the best time to buy stock,” said Dodson, who oversees $4.5 billion as president of Parnassus in San Francisco.
Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF (NFO) and Sabrient’s Index
Insider trading is Insider Monkey’s specialty. Academic studies have shown that stocks intensively purchased by insiders outperform index funds by more than 7% per year.
Does Joel Greenblatt’s Magic Formula Investing Have Any Alpha?
Joel Greenblatt is the founder of Gotham Capital, a hedge fund with extremely good returns.
Best Mutual Funds: Dimensional Fund Advisors US Small Cap Value (DFSVX)
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) was founded by two University of Chicago business school alums, David Booth and Rex Sinquefield, back in 1981.
Best Mutual Funds: LSV Value Equity Fund Returns and Alpha
LSV Asset Management is a quantitative value equity manager founded by three academicians: Josef Lakonishok, Andrei Schleifer, and Robert Vishny.
Don’t Waste Your Money On Undeserved Beta
After we were contacted by an uninformed reader regarding our last post, Insider Monkey realized there are investors out there who don't understand how to calculate alpha and...
Warren Buffett’s Alpha 1977-2009: Chart of the Day
Warren Buffett. We could jot down the nearly endless list of descriptives that would just begin to protray his followers' feelings towards him.
