Monday, June 10, 2013

Hedge Funds Reduce Market Exposure

From finalternatives: Market neutral, equity long/short and macro hedge funds all reduced their market exposure in May, as hedge funds gained 0.38% on average, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hedge Fund Monitor.  Event driven and equity long/short funds were the best performers in May, adding 2.06% and 1.08%, respectively. Managed futures, down 2.96%, was the worst-performing strategy.

BofAML analyst Stephen Suttmeier says their models show market neutral funds reduced market exposure from 6% net short to 9% net short while equity long/short funds cut market exposure more aggressively, to 21% net long from 32%, well below the 35-40% benchmark level….


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