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PerTrac’s 2008 Emerging Managers Study Update

The widely held belief that emerging hedge funds tend to outperform older and larger funds may no longer be a valid thesis, according to study by PerTrac Financial Solutions.

The study by the financial services giant, which examined hedge fund returns, volatility and risk, based on a fund’s age and size, saw a partial reversal of the trend of new managers producing better returns than established funds—at least when it comes to the size of a fund.

Please see results of the study below (published May 28, 2009)



2008 Emerging Managers Study Update Final -