Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2020
Abstract
We develop a new factor selection methodology of spanning the space of hedge fund risk factors with all available exchange traded funds (ETFs). We demonstrate the efficacy of the methodology with out-of-sample individual hedge fund return replication by ETF clone portfolios. This is consistent with our interpretation of ETF returns as proxies to risk factors driving hedge fund returns. We further consider portfolios of “cloneable” and “noncloneable” hedge funds, defined as top and bottom in-sample R2 matches, and demonstrate that our ETF clone portfolios slightly outperform cloneable hedge funds out of sample.
Copyright Statement
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:
D. Jun, Y. Li, & A. Malakhov. (2020). Capturing Hedge Fund Risk Factor Exposures: Hedge Fund Return Replication with ETFs. The Financial Review, 55(3), 405-431,
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Publication Information
Duanmu, Jun; Li, Yongjia; and Malakhov, Alexey. (2020). "Capturing Hedge Fund Risk Factor Exposures: Hedge Fund Return Replication with ETFs". The Financial Review, 55(3), 405-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/fire.12221