In his MarketWatch column, Mark Hulbert discusses an investment strategy based on imitating hedge funds, which was developed by Mebane Farber of Cambria Investment Management. Faber argues that “we can…
Tag: Hedge Funds
An Ecosystem of Experts Who Advise Top Hedge Funds
Ari Bergman acts as a consultant to pensions, endowments, and hedge funds, often through under-the-radar arrangements. As the Wall Street Journal describes it, Bergmann “is part of a larger ecosystem…
Study: Smaller Hedge Funds Beat Largest Funds by Wide Margin
Nick Motson and a colleague from City University London recently concluded that small hedge funds outperformed large hedge funds on average over the 20-year period 1995-2014. The smallest hedge…
The Largest Buyer of U.S. Treasurys Might Surprise You
According to a report in the WSJ, the largest buyer of U.S. Treasurys has been a “little-known New York hedge fund run by a former Yale University math whiz“. Element…
Shorting Now Too Risky for Some Top Hedge Fund Managers
Some big-name hedge fund managers who made out shorting stocks last year now see major short positions as too risky, and are tilting their portfolios mostly — or completely —…