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Hard Lessons from an ETF Entrepreneur
I’ve learned some very hard lessons about building a business around ETFs. I’m sharing them here so that they can help other ETF innovators.
I’ve learned some very hard lessons about building a business around ETFs. I’m sharing them here so that they can help other ETF innovators.
Do you believe that active management has the potential to add value in your portfolio? If the answer is “yes”, then here are 7 reasons you should consider AlphaClone. 1. Unfettered manager access Some of the world’s most skilled managers... more »
In October 2017, the Wall Street Journal published an article largely critical of Morningstar’s Star-Rating system. The now infamous piece, “The Morningstar Mirage”, was well researched and written by seasoned journalists Kirsten Grind, Tom McGinty and Sarah Krouse. Its main... more »
If you’re a market index investor retiring in the next 10 to 15 years, you could be in trouble and not even know it. If you can solve this riddle, you’ll understand why: Two investors; A and B Both begin... more »
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As of August 31, 2021 Over the prior 44 months, the AlphaClone Hedge Fund Master Index (ALFMIX or “AlphaClone Index”) has outperformed its peers and the overall market. Our analysis period is as of the first full month the AlphaClone... more »
Moneyball for Hedge Funds If you’ve followed us for any amount of time, you know that our Clone Score methodology is at the heart of our manager selection process. The best analogy for our process to think about a manager’s score... more »
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If you had to choose between experiencing drawdowns and experiencing downside deviations, which would you prefer? Anyone working in product development in asset management will tell you downside deviations are 10x as bad as drawdowns. Let’s define each so we’re... more »
Once again this year, Warren Buffett has included investment advice for individual and, new this year, large institutional investors in his annual shareholder letter. The advice is simple – “stay away from active managers and their high fees and instead... more »
Is the persistent decline in active managers' ability to generate excess returns permanent or simply a function of the current environment?
We take a definitive look at hedge fund holding periods. We analyze holding periods for all Form 13F disclosed securities as well as for those held with high conviction. We also look at whether the length of a manager’s holding... more »
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