Here’s a bit of good news for Soros wannabes: Credit Suisse has just published their mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey (pdf) and, survey says, global macro funds are on top of investors’ wish lists this year.
Compared to the other styles, global macro was the only strategy that ranked “among the top three investor preferences in all regions,” according to the Swiss bank, while event-driven funds came in second. Long-short equity funds – a long-time favorite among investors – meanwhile jumped to third place after placing fourth last year. Multi-strategy funds however made the biggest gains among them all, jumping all the way from 14th place to sixth.
In contrast, interest in CTAs have fallen remarkably since the beginning of the year, seeing the strategy fall from third place all the down to ninth.
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