Hedge Fund Replicas: An Alternative to Real Hedge Funds?
A recent study found that most hedge fund replication ETFs outperformed hedge funds during the financial crisis, leading some to wonder if these "hedge fund copycats" are a better alternative for the smaller investor. Here is a video interview with Reuters' columnist talking about hedge fund replicas. He talks about some of the benefits but holds off from saying that these funds offer a real alternative to hedge funds (e-mail subscribers can watch the video here.) :
