While it is established that idiosyncratic volatility has a negative impact on the cross-section of future stock … returns, the relationship between idiosyncratic volatility and future hedge fund returns is largely unexplored. We document … that hedge funds with high idiosyncratic volatility outperform and this pattern is explained by the positive return effect …

While it is established that idiosyncratic volatility has a negative impact on the cross-section of future stock … returns, the relationship between idiosyncratic volatility and future hedge fund returns is largely unexplored. We document … that hedge funds with high idiosyncratic volatility outperform and this pattern is explained by the positive return effect …

predict future returns, there is a significant relation between volatility spreads and expected stock returns. Portfolio level … the realized-implied volatility spread that can be viewed as a proxy for volatility risk. The results also provide … evidence for a significantly positive link between expected returns and the call-put options' implied volatility spread that …