When There is No Place to Hide - Correlation Risk and the Cross-Section of Hedge Fund Returns

80 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2010 Last revised: 16 Nov 2013

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Andrea Buraschi

Imperial College Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Robert Kosowski

Imperial College Business School; CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research)

Fabio Trojani

University of Geneva; University of Turin - Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics; Swiss Finance Institute

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Date Written: August 2013

Abstract

Using a novel dataset on correlation swaps, we study the relation between correlation risk, hedge fund characteristics and their risk-return profile. We find that hedge funds' ability to create market neutral returns is often associated with a significant exposure to correlation risk, which helps to explain the large abnormal returns found in previous models. We also estimate a significant negative market price of correlation risk, which accounts for the cross-section of hedge fund excess returns. Finally, we detect a pronounced nonlinear relation between correlation risk exposure and the tail risk of hedge fund returns.

Keywords: Stochastic Correlation and Volatility, Hedge Fund Performance, Optimal Portfolio Choice

JEL Classification: D9, E3, E4, G11, G14, G23

Suggested Citation

Buraschi, Andrea and Kosowski, Robert and Trojani, Fabio, When There is No Place to Hide - Correlation Risk and the Cross-Section of Hedge Fund Returns (August 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1639984 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1639984

Andrea Buraschi

Imperial College Business School ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Robert Kosowski (Contact Author)

Imperial College Business School ( email )

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CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research) ( email )

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Fabio Trojani

University of Geneva ( email )

Geneva, Geneva
Switzerland

University of Turin - Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics ( email )

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Turin, I-10122
Italy

Swiss Finance Institute ( email )

c/o University of Geneva
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CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

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