Australian long/short funds shine
Australian long/short share funds materially outperformed the equity market over the 12 months to 30 April 2016, despite the market volatility, according to Zenith Investment Partners.
Zenith's long/short sector review found that long/short managers produced an average return of 4.6 per cent, compared to the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation index, which returned -4.7 per cent.
Zenith lead analyst, Justin Tay, said: "Most managers within the Australian long/short space demonstrated an ability to preserve capital in what was a challenging and volatile period for the Australian equity market".
He said Zenith's rated funds also impressed him from a risk-adjusted basis, as they exhibited lower volatility compared with the broader Australian equity market.
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