Some Hedge Funds Strong Start in 2017 Nice Contrast To 2016

With the 2016 HSBC Hedge Weekly performance rankings in the books – a year in which the same leader-board entries pretty much dominated unchallenged throughout the year – comes a new leader board that is a hard-scrabble mix of hedge fund styles and categories. What is clear after but a few short weeks of performance reporting is that some hedge funds strong start is in contrast to last year’s performance. Many major categories with a few exceptions are starting off 2016 with positive performance. The winners include William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, Murdick Distressed Opportunity Fund as well as…