UMASS Amhersts Isenberg School of Managements CISDM Releases Flash

November Hedge Fund Index

CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index Indicates a Positive Performance of 0.63% for
November
Amherst, MA, December 19, 2016 --(PR.com)-- UMass Amherst's Isenberg School of Management's
Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) has released its Flash November
Equally Weighted Hedge Fund Index. The CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index was up 0.63% for
the month of November. This brought the year-to-date return to 5.43%. The full version of the index will
be released on December 23.
The following displays the performance of CISDM sub-indices.
CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index
Nov % Return: 0.63%
YTD % Return: 5.43%
CISDM Distressed Securities Index
Nov % Return: 1.50%
YTD % Return: 9.36%
CISDM Equity Long/Short Index
Nov % Return: 1.15%
YTD % Return: 3.79%
CISDM Equity Market Neutral Index
Nov % Return: 0.21%
YTD % Return: 0.53%
CISDM Event Driven Multi-Strategy Index
Nov % Return: 2.46%
YTD % Return: 7.16%
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CISDM Fixed Income Arbitrage Index

Nov % Return: -0.05%
YTD % Return: 4.97%
CISDM Global Macro Index
Nov % Return: 0.61%
YTD % Return: 0.69%
CISDM CTA Equal Weighted Index
Nov % Return: -0.29%
YTD % Return: 3.85%
CISDM Fund of Funds Diversified Index
Nov % Return: 0.40%
YTD % Return: 0.19%
S&P 500
Nov % Return: 3.70%
YTD % Return: 9.79%
MSCI ACWI
Nov % Return: 4.82%
YTD % Return: 7.52%
Barclays US Aggergate
Nov % Return: -2.37%
YTD % Return: 2.50%
The Morningstar CISDM Database (formerly the MAR Database) is the oldest Hedge Fund and CTA
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database in the market. Tracking qualitative and quantitative information for more than 5000 hedge funds,
funds of funds and CTAs since 1994, it is the only database associated with a nonprofit organization. This
adds a layer impartiality to their data that other indexes cannot boast. This database is subscribed to by a
number of universities and financial institutions.
The CISDM places the Isenberg School in the forefront of academic institutions that conduct research
into derivatives, alternative investments and asset and risk management, and promotes interactions
between the academic and business communities.
Have any questions about the CISDM or want to know more about the CISDM-Morningstar Hedge Fund
Database and the monthly flash indexes? Hossein Kazemi, the Michael and Cheryl Philipp Endowed
Professor Finance at the Isenberg School, is available for comments and interviews.
For media inquiries please contact:
Kirk Monroe
kmonroe@rasky.com
202-207-3646
About the Isenberg School of Management
Founded in 1947, the Isenberg School of Management on the University of Massachusetts flagship
Amherst campus has 42,000 alumni in 86 countries. Isenberg offers its AACSB-accredited courses to
4,800 students on campus, online, and in blended formats. The School's 3,400 undergraduates major in
seven business disciplines, including industry specialties such as hospitality & tourism management and
sport management. Over 1,400 students are enrolled in the Isenberg MBA and they can focus their studies
in Health Care Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Marketing.
For more information, visit www.Isenberg.umass.edu.

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UMASS Amhersts Isenberg School of Management
Kirk Monroe
202-207-3646
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