Question

Hedge funds report average returns in December that are higher than their average returns in other months. This phenomenon __________. I. is called the Santa effect II. often results from over generous valuation of illiquid assets III. appears stronger for lower-liquidity funds IV. can be explained by managers' attempts to inflate assets to collect higher performance bonuses Group of answer choices g

Answer 1

Answer:

I, II, III, and IV

Explanation:

A hedge fund is made up of relatively liquid assets that are used to improve performance though short selling, leverage and derivatives.

There is use of complex trading techniques, risk management, and portfolio construction.

Usually a spike in returns occurs during December, this is called the Santa effect.

Managers receive an incentive fee when there is a good past performance of hedge funds.

So during December they tend to inflate the value of hedge funds.

This results in stronger valuation for low liquidity funds