While smaller hedge funds have performed better than their larger brethren, a new study notes that from January 2009 small funds generated the lowest performance of three fund types studied. According to a study published in April of 2014 by eVestment’s research division titled “Impact of Size and Age on Hedge Fund Performance: 2003 – 2013,” smaller funds had the highest cumulative return from January 2003 to December 2013, at 122.01%. Medium sized funds came 92.86% while large funds generated 82.32%. Hedge fund: Small funds didn’t fare well from 2009 to 2013 When the study looked at the period after…
Age Matters More Than Size in Hedge Fund Performance, Says 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.