02.11.2026 Hedge funds and the midterms: what HFR's 36 years of data say about the next quarter
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers:

As Americans head to the polls for the midterm elections, a new special report from HFR looks at 36 years of hedge fund returns by presidential term year, by party and by the makeup of Congress. The report covers January 1990 to September 2026.

The midterm-year slump

Across business cycles and administrations of both parties, the second year of

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