Battle for Alphas: Hedge Funds versus Long-Only Portfolios

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 16-36

  Kao, Duen Li ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0348002855     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v58.n2.2520     Document Type: Article

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