We examine hedge fund index construction methodologies, by describing and analysing the general principles and construction methods for a successful hedge fund index. We present case studies from two well-known database vendors and evaluate them using numerical examples on the same dataset....

We investigate US hedge funds' performance across different economic and market conditions for the longest period to date, 1990-2014. The paper examines the impact of multiple business cycles and rising/falling markets on exposures and excess returns delivered to investors. We use a twin...

We survey articles on hedge funds' performance persistence and fundamental factors from the mid-1990s to the present. For performance persistence, we present some pioneering studies that contradict previous findings that hedge funds' performance is a short term matter. We discuss recent...

We survey articles covering how hedge funds returns are explained, using linear and non-linear multifactor models that examine hedge funds as option portfolios or indices. We provide an integrated view of the implicit factor and the statistical factor models that are largely able to explain...

We examine the diversification benefits of cryptocurrency asset categories. To mitigate the effects of estimation risk, we employ the Bayes-Stein model with no short-selling and variance-based constraints. We estimate the inputs using lasso regression and elastic net regression, employing the...

For 5,500 North American hedge funds following 11 different strategies, we analyse the stand-alone performance of these strategies using a stochastic discount factor approach. Employing the same data, we then consider the diversification benefits of each hedge fund strategy when combined with a...

Prior academic research on hedge funds focuses predominately on fund strategies in relation to market timing, stock picking, and performance persistence, among others. However, the hedge fund industry lacks a universal classification scheme for strategies, leading to subjective fund...

We explore the value premium in the Chinese stock market and how to exploit it using a new investor sentiment index. We extensively discuss the performance of BM, CFP, EP and SP factors in China. Consistent with the experience of other countries, BM generates more of a value premium in small cap...