Alternative asset mutual funds continue to grow at a torrid pace, a new study from Morningstar and Barron’s magazine shows. Rise in organic growth Organic growth rates rose to “eye-popping levels,” with long-short equity strategies leading the way followed closely by multi-alternative strategies and non-traditional bond funds. “Mutual funds continue to grow as the vehicle of choice for accessing alternative strategies. 2013 marked the strongest asset flows into alternative funds and the largest number of fund launches on record,” Josh Charlson, director of manager research, alternative strategies, said. “For the fourth year in a row, long-short strategies garnered the most…
Mutual Funds Still Favorite Vehicle Of Choice For Alternatives
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.