Hedge Fund Return Predictability Under the Magnifying Glass

Posted: 26 Mar 2012

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Doron Avramov

Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah

Laurent Barras

Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance

Robert Kosowski

Imperial College Business School; CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research)

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Date Written: March 25, 2012

Abstract

This paper develops a unified approach to comprehensively analyse individual hedge fund return predictability, both in- and out-of-sample. In-sample, we find that variation in hedge fund performance across changing market conditions is widespread and economically significant. The predictability pattern is consistent with economic rationale, and largely reflects differences in key hedge fund characteristics, such as leverage or capacity constraints. Out-of-sample, we show that a simple strategy that combines the funds' return forecasts obtained from individual predictors delivers superior performance. We exploit this simplicity to highlight the drivers of this performance, and find that in- and out-of-sample predictability are closely related.

Keywords: Hedge Fund Performance, Return Predictability, Combination Forecasts

JEL Classification: G11, G23, C12

Suggested Citation

Avramov, Doron and Barras, Laurent and Kosowski, Robert, Hedge Fund Return Predictability Under the Magnifying Glass (March 25, 2012). Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2028706

Doron Avramov

Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah ( email )

P.O. Box 167
Herzliya, 4610101
Israel

HOME PAGE: http://faculty.idc.ac.il/davramov/

Laurent Barras (Contact Author)

Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance ( email )

L-1511 Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Robert Kosowski

Imperial College Business School ( email )

South Kensington Campus
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London SW7 2AZ, SW7 2AZ
United Kingdom
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HOME PAGE: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.kosowski

CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.cepr.org/

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