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Can long-only strategies based on 13-F filings outperform the market? We are taking a closer look at one ETF that tries to do just that.
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2021 is a year when many people have begun to enjoy a return to something like ‘normal’ life after the difficulties of 2020. And it certainly appeared like that for a while in financial markets - until recently - as many sectors bounced back and hedge fund strategies did well.
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The equities keep charging forward as the first half of 2021 comes to a close, and hedge fund strategies performance in H1 seems to correlate to the amount of equites they hold. However, on Risk-Adjusted basis the picture is not so obvious.
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Commodities have traditionally been an inflation hedge, and with growing concerns over rising prices expressed by many, including yours truly, we wanted to take a look at how managed futures strategies are doing in the current environment.
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Commodity Managers are outperforming in the CTA pack of Nilsson Hedge indices through April 2021.
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The Crypto funds have experienced an explosion in performance and AUM in 2020. They appear to continue the winning trend into Q1 of 2021.
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The Venture Capital Index performance by TR / DSCQ continues to justify the "smart money" title
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The Crypto funds have experienced an explosion in performance and AUM in 2020. Will these trends continue?
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It appears that CTAs tend to outperform in the last quarter of US Presidential Election years. Will this effect hold true in 2020?
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It may be difficult to believe but the year 2020 is almost over. We are reviewing a number of international stock market indices in search for hints in 2021.