Sprott Hedge 2- Its manager is the biggest Bear in Canada. If financials continue to get hit hard and gold and energy do well, this fund will be up a lot.
Salida Multi-Strategy- An aggressively run fund. They can be very long to the market, they can be short or they can pull off the risk very fast. Volatility has increased with this product quite a bit. Their performance is still great. They’ve developed a good track record.
The difference between a hedge fund and an ETF- An ETF tracks an index wither up or down, not a lot of active management. A hedge fund wants to take away the market risk, they pick their own stocks, which takes away/add risks. They may short an ETF against the hedge fund.
A Hedge Fund Portfolio- The general number is 10-15% of portfolio in Hedge Funds. A 20% holding can actually decrease the volatility in your portfolio. Typically you should stick with a hedge fund for quite a while.
