Antifragile Assets – 10-15Y Government Bonds, HFR Hedge Funds Index and Gold, Total Returns Should investors favor Chinese government bonds? Image: Gavekal, Macrobond
Rolling 6-Month Excess Return of Hedge Fund VIPs vs. S&P 500 The most popular hedge fund long positions have largely underperformed the broader market over the past 12 months. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Global Macro Hedge Funds’ Net Exposure to U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond In terms of positioning, global macro hedge funds are currently long U.S. Treasuries. Image: Nomura
Hedge Funds and Systematic Investor Positioning Hedge funds and systematic investor positioning is low in a long-term historical context. Is any market pullback a buying opportunity? Image: J.P. Morgan Quantitative and Deratives Strategy
Hedge Fund Leverage Hedge fund net leverage is close to record levels. It is also high compared to the average level of the last ten years. Image: Morgan Stanley
Hedge Funds’ Aggregate Net Exposure to DM Equities The overall hedge funds net exposure to DM stock market is not stretched. Image: Nomura
U.S. Election Hedges – S&P 500 Option Volumes Should investors hedge for U.S. elections? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Factor Exposure of Hedge Fund Long U.S. Equity Portfolio Growth stocks remain among the most popular choices for hedge funds. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Global Macro Hedge Funds’ Exposure and U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond Global macro hedge funds are long U.S. bonds. Image: Nomura
Hedge Fund Current Net Exposure to the Equity Markets Hedge fund net exposure to equities is now high relative to recent history. Image: BofA Global Fund Manager Survey
Hedge Fund Gross / Net Exposure (Leverage) Hedge fund net exposure rose to 75%. This is the highest level in over two years. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research