AlphaOne Capital Partners is an asset management firm specializing in equity long-short strategies and long-only small/micro-cap investments. Since we began managing client assets in April 2009, our commitment has been to deliver superior investment performance through market cycles with strategies that leverage deep fundamental research and prudent risk management.
Dan Niles on why 2012 could be the Beginning of a Multi-Year Rally in SEMIs, and His Thoughts on Facebook’s IPO Filing.
Quarterly Hedge Fund Review, 4Q 2011
The second half of 2011 characterized by macro-fears and surging volatility, concluded with many hedge funds posting negative returns for the calendar year. Interestingly, equity hedge strategies, which saw the largest outflows in Q4 2011, remain the top hedge fund strategy allocated by institutional investors.
One noticeable change, however, has been a shift in the primary investment objective of hedge fund investors from correlation/diversification-related to absolute returns focused. That said, of the HFRI strategy benchmarks, Relative Value (I.E. arbitrage) was the top performer with a 2011 return of 0.50%.
Dan Niles Shares His Outlook for Semiconductors in 2012 and How to Best Position for a Likely Turnaround