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Greenwich Remains #1 among Investable Hedge Fund Indices.


GREENWICH

Greenwich, borough, Greater London, England

Greenwich (grĭn`īj, grĕn`–), outer borough (1991 pop. 200,800) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. Manufactures include telephone equipment and underwater cable.
, Conn. -- The Greenwich Composite Investable Hedge Fund
Hedge Fund
An aggressively managed fund portfolio taking positions in both safe and speculative opportunities.

Notes:
Most hedge funds are limited to a maximum of 100 investors. And for the most part, hedge funds (unlike regular mutual funds) are unregulated because it is assumed that the people investing in them are very sophisticated and wealthy investors.
Index has again out-performed its peers, posting higher returns than competing investable indices every year since its inception in 2003, according to hedge fund index provider Greenwich Alternative Investments, LLC. From January 2003 through December 2006, the Greenwich Investable Hedge Fund Index produced an annualized return of 10.7% versus 7.3%, 6.9% and 5.6% as reported for the same period by the investable index providers of CSFB, HFR and MSCI, respectively.

For the fourth straight year, the Greenwich Investable Index has also achieved the lowest tracking difference to its broad benchmark, the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index. The Greenwich Investable Hedge Fund Index reported an annualized return of 10.7% versus 11.7% for the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index, a difference of one percent. By comparison, over the same period, the annualized tracking error
Tracking Error
A divergence between the price behavior of a position or portfolio and the price behavior of a benchmark. This often is in the context of a hedge that did not work as effectively as intended, instead creating an unexpected profit or loss.

Notes:
Tracking errors are reported as a "standard deviation percentage" difference.
 of other investable indices was significantly higher with CSFB, MSCI and HFR reporting 4.3% 4.8% and 5.7%, respectively.
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Greenwich Investable Indices are reported monthly net of a .04% Index calculation fee.

"The transition of indexes from market measures to investment vehicles is taking place across all asset classes, including hedge funds. As more investors realize how difficult it is to beat the 'hedge fund market' they are attracted to hedge fund beta products that demonstrate performance comparable to a reputable industry benchmark," notes Margaret Gilbert, Managing Director at Greenwich Alternative Investments
Alternative investments
Usually refers to investments in hedge funds. Many hedge funds pursue strategies that are uncommon relative to mutual funds. Examples of alternative investment strategies are: long--short equity, event driven, statistical arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbritage, short bias, global macro, and equity market neutral.
. "The Greenwich Composite Investable Hedge Fund is the only investable hedge fund index that has closely tracked its benchmark and successfully delivered the beta of the hedge fund universe."

About Greenwich Alternative Investments

Greenwich Alternative Investments, LLC manages one of the world's largest hedge fund databases and is among the oldest providers of hedge fund indices, asset management services and research to institutional investors worldwide. Further information is available at www.greenwichai.com.

Performance data was obtained from publicly available sources. Accuracy of information reported by managers is not necessarily audited or independently verified and may not represent all hedge funds. Index returns are net of underlying fees, the timing of which may affect reported performance. Past results are not indicative of future performance.
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