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Hedge fund underperformance, cont.

by Mick Weinstein|Published October 10, 2012

We recently discussed how hedge funds, broadly speaking, are having another terrible year.

Getting a little more granular, Tom Brakke put together this (nearly) 3-year chart of three Bloomberg hedge fund indexes against the benchmark they’d be expected to beat. As Brakke says, “Not a pretty picture.”

Hedge funds vs benchmarks

research puzzle pix by tom brakke.

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Mick Weinstein
Mick Weinstein
Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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