Dec
02
Hedge Fund Woes Can’t Diminish Banner Year for Long-Short Trades
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Funds snagged gains wagering on technology companies
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Volatility, easing correlation helped long-short strategies
Investors are finally warming up to an equity strategy that’s been lagging for the last six years.
Long-short hedge funds, which place bullish and bearish wagers on individual stocks, are on track to top the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, according to an index by Credit Suisse Group AG.
While the S&P 500 has struggled to hang onto its gains all year, long-short fund managers were able to differentiate by wagering on winning industry groups within technology, according to Mark Connors, Credit Suisse’s global head of risk advisory. This year’s long-short returns are poised to top every other strategy tracked by the firm…
Hedge Fund Woes Can’t Diminish Banner Year for Long-Short Trades
