October 1, 2012 – Vancouver,
Canada: KCS Fund Strategies
Inc. (KCS) is pleased to announce that
it will make its Canadian Hedge Fund
Index and Sub-Indices available for use
by investors, hedge fund managers,
investment advisors and consultants.
Returns will be posted monthly, with an
overview report provided quarterly.
In the past decade the number of hedge
funds in Canada has grown significantly
and their performance as a group has
been noteworthy. With this growth and
performance has come increased interest
in Canadian hedge funds by institutional
and private investors domestically and
globally. KCS has designed its Canadian
Hedge Fund Index and strategy-specific
Sub-Indices in order to facilitate
effective analysis of Canadian hedge
funds versus their peers. KCS has been
using these indices on behalf of its
clients since 2008.
The KCS Canadian Hedge Fund Index and
related Sub-Indices provide a
comprehensive overview of the Canadian
hedge fund universe. They are based on a
database of monthly returns for over 300
distinct Canadian hedge funds. The
Index data starts in January, 2003.
Peter Klein, Advising Principal of KCS,
comments as follows: “We believe our
broadly-based Index of Canadian hedge fund
returns is an important addition to the
various indices used for asset allocation
and performance attribution by private and
institutional investors. Our Sub-Indices
will allow strategy-specific comparisons
that will greatly enhance analysis of the
merits of individual managers within each
sector. We are pleased to provide this
service in support of the Canadian hedge
fund industry.”
Performance data, along with information on
the methodology for the KCS Canadian Hedge
Fund Indices, will be available from the KCS
website,
www.kcsfunds.com.
The estimated returns for August, 2012 are
as follows:
Return
Canadian Hedge Fund
Index
+0.95%
Sub-Indices: Multistrategy
+0.37%
Equity
Market
Neutral
+0.19%
Fixed
Income
+0.87%
Event
Driven
+1.25%
Equity
Long/Short
+1.62%
Global
Macro
-0.43%
Managed
Futures
-1.46%
About KCS Fund Strategies Inc.
– Founded in 2004, KCS is an investment
consulting and asset management firm which
specializes in Canadian alternative
investments. In 2009 KCS won the AIMA
Canada Hillsdale Research Award with an
analysis of the returns of Canadian hedge
funds. This research highlights the
attractive risk and return characteristics
of Canadian hedge funds versus their global
peers as well as the favourable investment,
business and regulatory environment in
Canada compared to other jurisdictions.
Our team has extensive experience in hedge
fund and alternative investment analysis and
portfolio management, derivatives pricing
and trading, investment banking, and mergers
and acquisitions. We have deep academic ties
and are regularly sought after by
institutional investors, industry
associations and regulators as experts in
our fields.
For more information on KCS or the KCS
Canadian Hedge Fund Indices please email
info@kcsfunds.com or call 604-569-6892.
KCS Fund Strategies Inc.
In Vancouver – Suite 1212 –
409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2
In Toronto – Suite 400 –
1235 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5R 3K4
