Sentences with phrase «u.s. equity hedge funds»

Using the Google News archive to collect approximately 67,000 news articles from about 3,600 unique media sources on a sample of 774 long / short U.S. equity hedge funds over the period 1999 --- 2008, they find that:

Returns by media type are similar whether measured simply in excess of the risk - free rate or adjusted for multiple risk factors common to long / short U.S. equity hedge funds.

Not exact matches

Under Volcker, U.S. banks are generally forbidden from owning stakes in hedge funds and private equity funds, since ownership interests could allow them to indirectly participate in proprietary trading.

These include currency - hedged ETFs, triple - levered ETFs based on commodities, unconstrained bond funds with short positions betting against U.S. Treasurys, private equity funds, emerging market debt instruments, historically less - liquid bank loan funds, and all manner of actively managed strategies packaged in supposedly easy to buy and sell wrappers.

iShares S&P ® / TSX ® 60 Index Fund («XIU»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index Fund («XIC»), iShares S&P / TSX Completion Index Fund («XMD»), iShares S&P / TSX SmallCap Index Fund («XCS»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Energy Index Fund («XEG»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Financials Index Fund («XFN»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Gold Index Fund («XGD»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Information Technology Index Fund («XIT»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped REIT Index Fund («XRE»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Materials Index Fund («XMA»), iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund («XTR»), iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSP»), iShares Jantzi Social Index Fund («XEN»), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund («XDV»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund («XCG»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index Fund («XCV»), iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund («XBB»), iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund («XSB»), iShares DEX Real Return Bond Index Fund («XRB»), iShares DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund («XLB»), iShares DEX All Government Bond Index Fund («XGB»), and iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund («XCB»), iShares MSCI EAFE ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIN»), iShares Russell 2000 ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSU»), iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XCR»), iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XGR»), iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XGC»), iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XAL»), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund («XEM») and iShares MSCI World Index Fund («XWD»), iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund («XBZ»), iShares China Index Fund («XCH»), iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Index Fund («XID»), iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund («XLA»), iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHY»), iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIG»), iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund («XHB»), iShares S&P / TSX North American Preferred Stock Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XPF»), iShares S&P / TSX Equity Income Index Fund («XEI»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index Fund («XST»), iShares Capped Utilities Index Fund («XUT»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Base Metals Index Fund («XBM»), iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHC»), iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XQQ») and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XEB»)(collectively, the «Funds») may or may not be suitable for all investors.

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They relate art returns to those for commodities, corporate bonds, 10 - year U.S. Treasury notes, hedge funds, private equity, real estate, global stocks and U.S. Treasury bills.

Alternative investments, such as hedge funds, private equity, private debt and private real estate funds are not suitable for all investors and are only open to «accredited» or «qualified» investors within the meaning of U.S. securities laws.

This translated into over $ 250 million in outflows from CAD - hedged U.S. equity funds versus inflows of $ 600 million for non-hedged U.S. equity ETFs.

Alternative investments, such as hedge funds and private equity funds are only available to persons who are «accredited investors» or «qualified purchasers» within the meaning of U.S. securities laws.

This translated into over $ 250 million in outflows from CAD - hedged U.S. equity funds versus inflows of $ 600 million for non-hedged U.S. equity ETFs.

The most dramatic example comes from early 2002 to late 2007, when the Canadian dollar soared from $ 0.62 USD to almost $ 1.09 USD, punishing investors who held U.S. equity funds without currency hedging.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund seeks to provide exposure to the Japanese equity market while hedging exposure to fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and thEquity Fund seeks to provide exposure to the Japanese equity market while hedging exposure to fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and thequity market while hedging exposure to fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the yen.

The fund invests (i) equities (ii) convertible securities of U.S. companies without regard to market capitalization and (iii) employs short selling and enters into total return swaps to enhance income and hedge against market risk.

«The interview - based study of 95 head and senior traders of U.S. equity asset managers and hedge funds determined that over 95 % of U.S. equity funds have been impacted by investors» move from actively managed funds to passive strategies,» researchers explain.

When Lamm announced his impending retirement in 2001, the school had an aggressive allocation to risky assets, with 46 percent of its endowment in a category labeled «alternative investments,» primarily hedge funds, private equity, and similar risky investment vehicles — a risk that was partially balanced by keeping fully 42 percent of the portfolio in U.S. Treasuries.

Notes: U.S. stocks represented by Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index through April 2005, MSCI US Broad Market Index through June 2013 and CRSP US Total Market Index thereafter; emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond Index.

Ryan, who formerly led the U.S. private investment fund practice at Mayer Brown, works on structuring private investment funds with a focus on real estate, infrastructure, hedge, and private equity.

Alejandro García - Villalpando advises public and private companies, private equity firms, and hedge funds on domestic and international tax and corporate matters, with a focus on the tax aspects of cross-border transactions, including the structuring of inbound and outbound U.S. investments.

During the last 30 years, Sook has advised Asian institutional investors investing in U.S., European and Asian private funds, as well as Asian private equity and venture capital funds sponsored by U.S., European and Asian financial institutions, and Asian hedge funds managed by independent fund managers.

Mr. Fasciano regularly counsels clients on structuring and forming U.S. and non-U.S. private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds and custom «hybrid» funds incorporating features of both.