High-conviction long bets outperformed high-conviction shorts during Q1 chaos, says MSCI study
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By Hugh Leask | 14/05/2020 - 3:30pm
High-conviction long-positioned hedge fund portfolios outperformed high-conviction short portfolios during the recent market meltdown, according to new MSCI research exploring how hedge fund managers navigated Q1’s unprecedented volatility surge. The study, authored by Donald Sze, executive director, MSCI Research and Navneet Kumar, vice president, MSCI Research, examined how hedge funds were positioned in the run up to, and the initial stages of, the Covid-19 crisis.