Q http://www.dailyii.com/article.asp?ArticleID=1080644&LS=EMS109389 Mutual Funds Take âShortâ Cut To HF Strat 10/16/06 DailyII.com Mutual funds have â without much success â been encroaching on hedge fund territory for some time. Increasingly, that includes so-called 130/30 shorting strategies, The Wall Street Journal reports. ING Funds, UBS Global Asset Management and Deutsche Bank Asset Management have launched 130/30 funds, and BlackRock, Mellon Equity Associates and State Street Global Advisors and investigating it. According to Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage, $35 billion â out of the combined $10.5 trillion in mutual funds and hedge funds â is in the strategy, and the Journal says hedge funds arenât ceding the territory to their more traditional brethren. D.E. Shaw Investment Management has recently launched a fund employing the strategy as well. UQ
hey man... remembered you had a question abt iShares short interest data etc... just bumped into this (do a search)... hope its useful... cheers
Probably like this: "DOUBLE inverse ETFs" http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72725
â130/30â funds â the 130 representing a 130 per cent long position, using leverage, partially hedged by a 30 per cent short position.