As stock markets touched record highs, long/short equity hedge funds rose to welcome one of their best years. Nearly all hedge fund benchmarks show how much better these have done in comparison to other strategies. Eurekahedge L/S Equity index is up 13.35% for the year through November, whereas the broad index recorded a gain of 7.34% in the same period. Long/short equity clear winner Before entering the last month of 2013, assets of long/short funds took in the largest inflows since 2009, according to data from eVestment. The strategy added $10.56 billion in November, which made up for the bulk of the…
Long/Short Equity, Japan And China Lead The Way In Hedge Funds
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