Natural Resource Fund Up 27%, Manager Predicts $75 A Barrel

Garrett Smith, general partner at Dallas-based hedge fund firm Spinnerhawk Capital Management, which just passed its six-month-mark with net returns of 27.5%, has seen the highs and lows of the oil industry and expects crude to settle around $75 a barrel by year-end. According to Smith, Spinnerhawk’s fund has been taking in money each month since its inception in July, and now has $40 million in assets under management.