In this paper, we estimate several augmented [Treynor and Mazuy1966] models to examine the performance of hedge fund index returns in four different emerging market regions. In our estimations we match the fund returns with the regional emerging market equity and bond index data, which is a...

We examine Emerging Market and Global Macro hedge funds and find a significant positive relation between hedge funds' future returns and their exposure to both emerging market equities and emerging market currencies. We present evidence that the strong predictive power of emerging market betas...

In this paper, we use the matching emerging stock and bond market indices to examine the hedge fund returns in different emerging markets. Additionally, we show that including a simple day-to-day market volatility measure in our model helps to improve its explanatory power. Our results indicate...

This paper introduces a new trading strategy in investment: to include the asset (Asset A) with the highest mean, the asset (Asset B) that stochastically dominates many other assets, and the asset (Asset C) with the smallest standard deviation in their portfolio to form the portfolio in the...