While the options provide income and some downside protection, the fund does not pretend to being heavily hedged much
less market neutral.
Not exact matches
With European
markets stuck more or
less in
neutral, the allocation to EAFE
markets now has a shortfall of 3.55 %.
More conservative investors could also use the strategy to create a more
market neutral portfolio by going long QVAL and dynamically shorting S&P 500 futures — a DIY hedge fund for a lot
less than 2/20 and a lot more tax - efficient.
Under a
market neutral scenario, the fund will hold no more than 75 % and no
less than 25 % of its assets in stocks.
With European
markets stuck more or
less in
neutral, the allocation to EAFE
markets now has a shortfall of 3.55 %.
Speaking of Vanguard, it's making its second foray in the world of liquid alts (after Vanguard
Market Neutral) with Vanguard Alternative Strategies Fund seeks to generate returns that have low correlation with the returns of the stock and bond markets, and that are less volatile than the overall U.S. stock m
Market Neutral) with Vanguard Alternative Strategies Fund seeks to generate returns that have low correlation with the returns of the stock and bond
markets, and that are
less volatile than the overall U.S. stock
marketmarket.
Even today, there are
less than 40
market neutral mutual funds (not share classes).
An index of
less than 2 indicates a hot seller's
market; 2 — 4, a seller's
market; 4 — 6, a
neutral market; and more than 6, a buyer's
market.