The Odey Special Situations Fund did incredibly well in August, returning 7.7% versus its benchmark, the MSCI World USD Index, which fell 4.2%. Year to date, the Odey fund is down 4.4%, but that negative return is still 13.4% ahead of its benchmark, which is down 17.8% for the first eight months of the year. Market Forces In his August letter to investors, which was obtained by ValueWalk, Odey Portfolio Manager Adrian Courtenay said he believes the recent improvements in the fund’s return indicate the potential for robust returns for the rest of the year. He noted that security prices…
Odey’s Special Situations Fund hit a home run with energy stocks in August [Exclusive]
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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.