Fri, Jul 3, 2026
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

Japan hedge fund outperforms by focusing on inefficiencies and irrationalities

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers:

Here is a long/short equity fund that focuses on small caps in Japan and is doing so with accomplishment.

After returning almost 99% last year, the Hayate Japan Equity Long/short fund won a number of awards from Eurekahedge and the Global Emerging Manager Awards (GEMA). And while the fund is up 5.6% YTD (to June), Japanese hedge funds on average seem flat so far this year – after having enjoyed 2013 as a year of plenty. The HFRX Japan Index is up 0.67% YTD (to end June), after returning 32.77% in 2013 (8% in 2012, -6.8% in 2011 and 8.3% in 2010). The Eurekahedge Japan Hedge Fund Index is up 0.79% YTD (est., to end July), after returning 27.8% in 2013 (5.6% in 2012, -1% in 2011 and 8% in 2010).

The Hayate fund, which was launched in March 2006, gained 98.7% in 2013, 12% in 2012, 9.5% in 2011 and 2% in 2010. Its only down year was 2007 (-3.2%). In terms of assets under management, it had about $50 million ......................

To view our full article Click here

Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. Other Voices: Nvidia extraordinary growth and the challenge of sustaining demanding valuations over time[more]

    Antonio Di Giacomo, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com, writes: Nvidia has established itself as one of the most extraordinary growth companies in the global technology sector. Over the past two fiscal years, its revenues have risen from levels close to $60 billion annually to well above $120 billi

  2. Secondaries take center stage: What the 2026 PE landscape means for GPs and investors[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The 2026 edition of Dechert's Global Private Equity Outlook - "Signs of a Gradual Thaw" - marks a notable shift in industry sentiment. After years of compr

  3. And, finally: Time to share it with the people[more]

    From Newsoftheweird: Leavenworth, Washington, has become a tourist destination because of the Bavarian theme businesses have adopted there, NPR reported. One shop, the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, houses the world's largest nutcracker collection, thanks to 101-year-old Arlene Wagner. Wagner sta

  4. Opalesque Exclusive: Private Markets Evergreen Funds - An Insider's View[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Private Markets Evergreen Funds: What Investors Need to Know Before They Dive In The democratization of private markets is well underway. Structural barriers t

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: Governance, Scale, and Boutique Resilience in a Consolidating Hedge Fund Industry[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The hedge fund industry has undergone significant consolidation in recent years, with capital increasingly concentrated among large multi-strategy platforms. Yet boutique m