The Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund monitor, in part, considers stocks with high hedge fund short interest, showing key category concentration. When comparing the favorite short to long exposure, trends emerge. Hedge fund shorts include old school names people grew up with, while long exposure is reserved for those who have fundamentally altered traditional business models In exploring hedge fund net exposure, consumer discretionary, while popular on the long side, is also popular among hedge funds seeking short exposure, accounting for 17 percent of all short positions. In fact, the top ten hedge fund short positions read almost like a who’s…
Hedge Funds' Long / Short Trends Apparent In Goldman Study
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.