Abstract
We investigate US hedge funds' performance. Our proposed model contains exogenous and endogenous break points, based on business cycles and on a regime switching process conditional on different states of the market. During difficult market conditions most hedge fund strategies do not provide significant alphas. At such times hedge funds reduce both the number of their exposures to different asset classes and their portfolio allocations, while some strategies even reverse their exposures. Directional strategies share more common exposures under all market conditions compared to non-directional strategies. Factors related to commodity asset classes are more common during these difficult conditions whereas factors related to equity asset classes are most common during good market conditions. Falling stock markets are harsher than recessions for hedge funds.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 221-237 |
Journal | International Review of Financial Analysis |
Volume | 56 |
Early online date | 31 Jan 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2018 |
Bibliographical note
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- Hedge funds
- Performance
- Statistical factors
- Multi-factor models
- Risk exposures
- Alpha and beta returns