The ABCs of hedge funds: Alphas, betas, and costs

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-25

  Ibbotson, Roger G ^a,b   Chen, Peng ^c   Zhu, Kevin X ^d  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b Zebra Capital   (United States)

^c Morningstar Global Investment Management   (United States)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 79952153684     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v67.n1.6     Document Type: Article

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