In a special report on activist hedge funds, Preqin noted the growth of the strategy that is primarily rooted in the US, but noted the potential for global growth. Cumulative returns Fueling this growth is headline performance. Average cumulative returns for activist hedge funds over a 12-month period of time was 11.82 percent compared with an average hedge fund annual return of 7.88 percent. While activist hedge funds have outperformed their hedge fund peers over a five year period, they have done so with increased volatility. When considering returns on a risk adjusted basis, the activist hedge funds fall short…
Activist Hedge Funds Still Mostly US Based
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.