Hedge Funds Score Profits In Short Bets This Year

A recent report from Credit Suisse finds that long/short ratio in MSCI World Index declined across all regions. At the same time, the U.S saw its biggest fall in long-bias where net exposure fell to 17.6%. The way markets moved at the beginning of this year was in stark contrast with how things went in January 2013. It seems a lot of investors are now betting that a correction is in order and are thus piling up on their bearish bets. We are taking this time to look at some stocks that hedge funds have patiently bet against and which…