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Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds beat equities. liquid alts in 2015: hedge fund news, week 04

Monday, February 01, 2016

In the week ending 29 January, 2016, AIMA reported that hedge funds outperformed stocks and bonds on a risk-adjusted basis last year; a study by Beachhead Capital has shown that multi-manager liquid alternative funds underperformed traditional fund of funds; the Wilshire Liquid Alternatives Index recorded a 2% loss in December, and finished the year down 3.5%; Eric M. Mindich said that being nimble helped Eton Park during a 'treacherous' 2015; Gondor Capital has reported that its Gondor Partners was up +12.18% and the Gondor Funds was up +10.61%.

Crispin Odey’s hedge fund returned 12.72% year to date performance as of January 14; a group of computer-driven hedge funds made money from tumbling oil prices, sharp declines in global stocks and big moves in currencies. The Baupost Group said that its public-investments portfolio fell 6.7% in 2015, while the fund’s private investments gained 2.4%; and Bill Ackman said sorry to his investors after Pershing Square sustained its worst performance in its history last year.

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