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title: Hedge Funds and Low Beta
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-reveco-v-93-y-2024-i-pa-p-1507-1525/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:93:y:2024:i:pa:p:1507-1525
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1059056024002740%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Areveco%3Av%3A93%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3Apa%3Ap%3A1507-1525
featured: 2024-06-12
citations: unknown
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
---


# Hedge Funds and Low Beta

Low beta anomaly yields higher returns for hedge funds than mutual funds, particularly for less skilled managers.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS1059056024002740%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Areveco%3Av%3A93%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3Apa%3Ap%3A1507-1525
- Identifier: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:93:y:2024:i:pa:p:1507-1525
- Released: 2024-06-12
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 53 (2024-06-12): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-06-12/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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