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Hedge Fund Strategy

It is important to understand the differences between the various hedge fund strategies because all hedge funds are not the same -- investment returns, volatility, and risk vary enormously among the different hedge fund strategies. Some strategies which are not correlated to equity markets are able to deliver consistent returns with extremely low risk of loss, while others may be as or more volatile than mutual funds.

Aggressive Growth   Volatility: High
Distressed Securities   Expected Volatility: Low - Moderate
Emerging Markets   Expected Volatility: Very High
Fund of Funds   Expected Volatility: Low - Moderate
Income   Expected Volatility: Low
Macro   Expected Volatility: Very High
Market Neutral – Arbitrage   Expected Volatility: Low
Market Neutral - Securities Hedging   Expected Volatility: Low
Market Timing   Expected Volatility: High
Opportunistic   Expected Volatility: Variable
Multi Strategy   Expected Volatility: Variable
Short Selling   Expected Volatility: Very High
Special Situations   Expected Volatility: Moderate
Value   Expected Volatility: Low - Moderate

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