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Launches of liquid alts funds tripled from 2009 to 2013. [2]Major drivers for the growth in liquid alternative funds include: "The 2008 crisis has fundamentally changed investors’ priorities from a main emphasis on investment returns and alpha generation to an emphasis on diversification and downside protection (or principal preservation), especially in the case of a steep market downdraft" [3]
[8] [12] In the same year, AlphaSimplex and Credit Suisse launched the first 130–30 fund index. [14] The firm's most notable funds are its Managed Futures Strategy Fund launched in 2010 and its Global Alternatives Fund launched in 2008. [2] [3] [4] [9] [15] Its Managed Futures Strategy Fund uses a quantitative approach to trend following.
In 2014 there were an estimated 298 liquid alternative funds with strategies such as long-short equity funds; event-driven, relative value, tactical trading (including managed futures), and multi-strategy. This number does not include option income funds, tactical shorting and leveraged indexed funds. [25]
Ares Credit Group manages liquid and illiquid credit in the non-investment grade credit sector, with approximately $60.0 billion in assets under management as of May 10, 2016. [15] Credit categories include corporate loans, high yield bonds, institutional credit, credit opportunities, special situations, asset-backed, and direct lending in the ...
This fund is intended to feature what Arnott calls "Third Pillar" options, meant to diversify beyond mainstream stocks and investment-grade bonds, and may include master limited partnerships, high-yield bonds, emerging markets debt, or liquid alternatives with the goal of boosting long-term portfolio performance.
AQR Capital Management (short for Applied Quantitative Research) is a global investment management firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.The firm, which was founded in 1998 by Cliff Asness, David Kabiller, John Liew, and Robert Krail, offers a variety of quantitatively driven alternative and traditional investment vehicles to both institutional clients and financial advisors.
The company's name 'SAC Capital' derived from Steven A Cohen's initials. [9] The company started trading with $25 million in 1992, grew its assets under management to $16 billion, and became the world's highest-returning hedge fund: SAC averaged annual returns of 30% net of fees under a 3% management fee and 50% performance fee from 1992 to 2013.
A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities.The term is typically used in the United States, Canada, and India, while similar structures across the globe include the SICAV in Europe ('investment company with variable capital'), and the open-ended investment company (OEIC) in the UK.