Greenwich Remains #1 among Investable Hedge Fund Indices.GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Composite Investable Hedge Fund hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" Index has again out-performed its peers, posting higher returns than competing investable indices every year since its inception in 2003, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. hedge fund index provider Greenwich Alternative Investments, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . From January 2003 through December 2006, the Greenwich Investable Hedge Fund Index produced an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. 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 CSFB Credit Suisse First Boston CSFB Cyclically Shifted Filter Bank , HFR HFR Hedge Fund Research, Inc. HFR High Flux Reactor HFR Hedge Fund Returns (mergers/arbitrages) HFR Huge Fast Router (Cisco) HFR Hold for Release HFR Hybrid Fiber Radio HFR High Force Research 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 of other investable indices was significantly higher with CSFB, MSCI and HFR reporting 4.3% 4.8% and 5.7%, respectively. [TABLE OMITTED] 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 rep·u·ta·ble adj. Having a good reputation; honorable. rep u·ta·bil industry
benchmark," notes Margaret Gilbert, Managing Director at Greenwich
Alternative Investments. "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 Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. 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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