Sectors that saw increased exposure included consumer discretionary and information technology.Last year was aboutIt's understandable, considering stocks had one of. The S&P 500 tumbled by 18%. Hedge funds did slightly better as they white-knuckled their way through, closing the year down by 4%, according to Goldman Sachs' Hedge Fund Trend Monitor, which analyzes 758 funds.
Common wisdom did even better. If you combine the performance of the popular stocks among hedge funds, the returns beat both the index and the average fund. As of February 21, Goldman Sachs' Hedge Fund VIP list , which compiles the top long positions of fundamentally driven hedge funds, was up by 10% this year. It's a steep reversal considering the list was down by 32% the prior year.
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