Quant strategy deep dive

Catastrophe bonds are the most visible component of the broader insurance-linked securities (“ILS”) have started to attract renewed investor attention including from hedge funds. This is understandable as the Swiss Re Cat Bond Index delivered returns of nearly…

Hedge funds generated positive performance during Q3 2025, up 4.1%, outperforming bonds.

Aurum’s commingled and bespoke fund of hedge funds $US classes delivered positive returns over Q3 2025, with performance ranging from +0.5% to +2.7%…

In summary Hedge fund performance was positive in September. The average asset-weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 1.66%. All master…

Equity long/short hedge funds focus on trading listed equities aiming to profit from both rising and falling share prices. Managers select stocks to buy and short…

In summary Hedge fund performance was positive in August. The average asset-weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 1.50%. All master…

In summary Hedge fund performance was positive in July. The average asset-weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 0.68%. All master strategies…

Reflections on the 2025 University of Exeter Global Tipping Points ConferenceThis article is written by Emily Forsyth-Davies, Head of ESG at Aurum Research…

Hedge funds had a strong start to 2025 – up 4.5% in H1, albeit they underperformed bonds, +7.3% and equities, +8.6%.…

Aurum’s commingled and bespoke fund of hedge funds $US classes delivered positive net returns over Q2 2025, with performance ranging from +2.5% to +4.0%….

In summary Hedge fund performance was positive in June. The average asset-weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 1.68%. All master strategies…

In summary Hedge fund performance was positive in May. The average asset-weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 1.62%. The strongest…