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Newedge VTI down 1.33 per cent in August

September 16, 2009 at 8:37 am

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The Newedge Volatility Trading Index returned an estimated -1.33 per cent in August 2009, compared with an estimated +0.67 per cent the previous month.

The Newedge Volatility Trading Index returned an estimated -1.33 per cent in August 2009, compared with an estimated +0.67 per cent the previous month.

Since inception, the index has returned +10.94 per cent.

From 1 August 2009, the Swiss Alpha - Alpha Strategies Fund has been included in the Newedge VTI calculation.

The index is comprised of nine funds: Acorn Derivatives - Absolute Return Offshore; AM Investment Partners V Fund; BAM Opportunity Fund; Bay Hill Capital Fund; JD Capital - Tempo Volatility Fund; Lyxor G-Multi USD; KBD Capital Partners LP, Class B; Maple Leaf Macro Volatility Fund; and Swiss Alpha - Alpha Strategies Fund.

Newedge VTI is a performance measure for the volatility trading and arbitrage style within the hedge fund universe. It is an equally weighed portfolio of volatility trading and arbitrage funds.