Hedge funds And Mutual Funds Are "Clashing" On Financials

HFA Padded
Mark Melin
Published on
Updated on

After the weaker than expected nonfarm payrolls in May – 138,000 new jobs were created after a revised lower 174,000 number was posted in April – Goldman Saks Chief US Equity Strategist David Kostin is more convinced of a rate hike in June. But perhaps most meaningful is what happens in September as it relates to the US Federal Reserve balance sheet. The predicted Fed move to announce plans for balance sheet reduction has potential to influence a popular mutual fund holding – a stock sector holding that hedge funds have since generally dismissed. [dalio] How do markets react when…

This content is exclusively for paying members of Hedge Fund Alpha

Log In

Insider Strategies and Letters to Shareholders from the Top Hedge Funds and Maximize Your Portfolio Growth with Hedge Fund Alpha

Don’t have an account?

Subscribe now and get 7 days free!

HFA Padded

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.