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Hedgefonders prestation under Covid-19 pandemin: samt dess korrelation med marknaden
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Hedge fund performance during Covid-19 pandemic (English)
Abstract [sv]

I denna studie har utvecklingen av hedgefonder studerats mot marknadens utveckling samt deras korrelation mot varandra. Detta har skett över perioden 2018 – 2023 samt extra fokus på 2020 med ytterligare avgränsning till den svenska marknaden. De mått som använts har varit korrelation och standardavvikelse. Studien syftar till att studera korrelationen och prestationen av hedgefonderna under perioden samt dra slutsatser kring de skillnaderna och likheter som finns med tidigare forskning samt teorier bakom hedgefonder och marknader. Urvalet hämtades från HedgeNordic och data bestod av totalt 39 stycken hedgefonder som sammanslogs till ett index. Resultatet visar på att hedgefondindexet håller en mycket hög korrelation med marknadsindex både generellt under hela perioden (0,930), men även en måttligt hög korrelation år 2020 under Covid-19 pandemin (0,621). Under 2020 presterade även hedgefondindexet bättre än marknaden. Resultatet visar även att hedgefonderna håller en lägre volatilitet jämfört med jämförelseindexet vilket går i linje med hedgefondernas investeringsfilosofi. Jämförelseindexet presterade mer extrema värden när det kom till maximi och minimivärden dessutom. Slutsatserna studien kan dra är att det förekommer en lägre korrelation under 2020 än under den totala perioden 2018 – 2023 vilket kan förklaras av tidigare forskning. Studien kommer även fram till att eftersträvan av en låg korrelation kan endast uppnås under kortare perioder. Sett över en längre period så kommer korrelationen aldrig vara speciellt låg då även hedgefonderna drivs av vinster och inte endast av skräcken av att göra förluster. Studien bedriver sitt arbete på svenska. 

Abstract [en]

In this study, the development of hedge funds has been studied against the market and their correlation with each other. This has taken place over the period 2018 – 2023 and extra focus on 2020 with further delimitation to the Swedish market. The measures used have been correlation and standard deviation. The study aims to examine the correlation and the performance of hedge funds during the period and draw conclusions about the differences and similarities that exist with previous research and theories behind hedge funds and markets. The selection was taken from HedgeNordic and the data consisted of a total of 39 hedge funds that were merged into an index. The result shows that the hedge fund index maintains a very high correlation with the market index generally throughout the period (0.930), but also a relatively high correlation during the Covid-19 pandemic year 2020 (0.621). In 2020, the hedge fund index also outperformed the market. The result also shows that the hedge funds maintain a lower volatility compared to the benchmark index, which is in line with the hedge fund investment philosophy. The benchmark index performed more extreme values when it came to maximum and minimum values as well. The conclusions the study can draw are that there is a lower correlation in 2020 than in the total period 2018 – 2023, which can be explained by previous research. The study also concludes that the pursuit of a low correlation can only be achieved for shorter periods of time. Seen over a longer period the correlation will never be particularly low as hedge funds are also driven by profits and not only by the fear of making losses. The Study conducts its work in Swedish. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Keywords [en]
Hedge fund, Correlation, Volatility, Covid-19, Black Swan
Keywords [sv]
Hedgefonder, Korrelation, Volatilitet, Covid-19, Svart Svan
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32268OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-32268DiVA, id: diva2:1882307
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