Hedge Funds
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Journal & News Articles
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AR : Absolute return + AlphaKey industry journal.
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The Hedgefund JournalBritish focus on the industry
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Journal of alternative investmentsKey industry journal.
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Barron'sPublishes a section entitled Hedge Fund Performance on the 4th Monday of each month. Provides performance data of the top 1000 hedge funds by asset class.
Inquire login details at the Business Library. Also available via eJournal access.
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ABI/INFORM GlobalArticles from business and management journals and trade/industry publications. Publications include Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Businessweek.
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FactivaNews articles from the Wall Street Journal (including WSJ Pro), newswires, and thousands of national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and transcripts. Also provides selected financial market data and company information.
Indices
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Hennessee Hedge Fund IndexMonthly historical data on index performance.
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Greenwich Hedge Fund IndicesRecent data only.
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HFRX indicesRecent data only.
Fund Research
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BloombergFor current Stanford community; Access in Makena Capital Trader's Pit of the Business Library
Type HFND GO to reach the main Hedge Fund search screen
Type NI Hedge GO to find news on hedge funds
Type FSRC GO to find portfolio holdings information
Quick Guide
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Capital IQData on public and private companies, investment firms, M&A and private equity deals, and executives and board members worldwide. The Capital IQ Excel Plugin is also available. By Standard & Poors (S&P) Global.
For: Current Stanford GSB faculty, staff, full-time students (MBA, MSx, PhD).
Help: Capital IQ accounts and access (takes 1-2 weeks for a new account) | Capital IQ search help
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Thomson Reuters (in WRDS)Select Lipper Hedge Fund Database (TASS).
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FactSetGlobal financial markets data, company information, equity, fixed income data, etc.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: FactSet accounts | FactSet search help
Directories
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Nelson Information's Directory of Investment ManagersInformation on various Hedge Funds. Index of Hedge Funds is found in volume 3. Includes assets, portfolio managers, classification and portfolio characteristics.
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Associations
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Hedge Fund AssociationInternational nonprofit association of hedge fund managers, service providers, and investors. Includes articles and papers.
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Managed Funds AssociationAssociation of professionals in hedge funds, fund of funds, managed futures funds worldwide. Contains policy and regulatory issues, news, research.
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Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB)News and regulatory standards adopted in industry.
Other Useful Sites
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A Primer on Hedge Fundsby William Fung and David A. Hsieh.
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Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM)Research papers on hedge funds industry.
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Hedge Fund Marketing AllianceComprehensive coverage on many industry topics, including the overview articles, strategies, indexes, regulations and more.