9.16.2009

The World's Riskiest Hedge Funds

Below is a list of the riskiest hedge funds for the trailing 5 years. Risk ratings are based on a proprietary volatility formula based on 3yr and 5yr standard deviation of returns, as well as the worst 3 month returns. The list of riskiest/most volatile funds includes US as well as Non-US hedge funds. Commodity/Managed Futures and Trend Following hedge funds compose the majority of the riskiest hedge funds due often to the volatility and high correlation of their underlying investments.

Most High-Risk Hedge Funds:

Fund Name

Firm

City

State

Overal Risk

Fund Type

World Grain & Oilseeds Fund

DEC Capital

Lincoln

NE

99.69

Commodities

CFP IQS Fund

CFP Funds

London

UK

99.38

Multi Strategy

Fletcher Aggressive Fund

Fletcher Asset Management

New York

NY

99.06

Arbitrage

Global Partners

Global Partners LP

Chicago

IL

98.75

Multi Strategy

ICL Managed Account Program

Frontier

Fort Dodge

IA

98.44

Trend

AIS Futures Fund

AIS Group

Wilton

CT

98.13

Leveraged Long/Short

Di Tomasso Equilibrium Fund

Di Tomasso Group

Victoria

BC

97.81

Commodities

Dynamic Power Hedge

Dynamic Funds

Toronto

ON

97.50

Equity

LSGI Technology Venture

LSGI Advisors Inc

Duncanville

TX

97.50

Equity

Gerbino Gold Group

The Gerbino Gold Group

Beverly Hills

CA

96.88

Commodities

Legacy Futures Fund

Hawksbill Capital

Chicago

IL

96.56

Managed Futures/Commodities

Liberty Global Fund LP

Liberty Funds Group

Dallas

TX

96.25

Commodities

RAM Aggressive

RAM Futures

New Canaan

CT

96.25

Commodities

TMS Managed Futures Program

TMS Trade

Houston

TX

95.63

FX

Fort Orange Capital GL Strategic

Fort Orange Capital Management

Albany

NY

95.63

Trend

XT-99 Diversified

Pardo Capital

Kenilworth

IL

95.00

Trend

Permal Media & Technology

Permal Capital

New York

NY

95.00

Equity

Harmony Capital LTD Class A

Harmony Capital

London

UK

94.38

FX

Firebird Fund

Firebird Management

New York

NY

94.06

Emerging Markets

BP Capital Energy Equity

BP Capital

Dallas

TX

93.75

Energy



Overall Risk is determined based on worst 3 mo returns, 3 year standard deviation, and 5 year standard deviation based on funds with 5+ years of available returns. There are many definitions of risk and we have developed this measure simply for informational purposes. High levels of risk does not necessarily indicate a poor investment. Many riskier hedge funds have outperformed their peers in total returns. You should not make any investment decisions based on the above information.

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