Wilshire Associates launched a new index, created and owned by former hedge fund seeder BRI Partners, to provide a beta benchmark for active long/short US equity hedge fund strategies. The BRI Long/Short Equity Index relies on a systematic, rules-based approach to create a dynamically hedged portfolio of equities delivering the same risk/return profile as long/short Read more about Wilshire Associates rolls out long/short US equity benchmark index[…]

Warren Buffett famously bet that index tracking would outperform hedge fund returns nine years ago. The S&P 500 index tracker compounded at 85.4%. The best performing fund of hedge funds it was wagered against achieved 62.8%. “When trillions of dollars are managed by Wall Streeters charging high fees, it will usually be the managers who Read more about In A Shift From Active To Passive, An Index Fund Emerges[…]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lisa Herbert +1-310-899-5325 (O) +1-310-728-5341 (C) lherbert@wilshire.com WILSHIRE FURTHER EXTENDS ‘POWERED BY WILSHIRE℠’ INDEX SUITE WITH LAUNCH OF BRI LONG/SHORT EQUITY INDEX℠ — BRI Partners Seeks to Deliver Next Generation of Alternative Indexes, Launches Initial Benchmark for Active Equity Hedge Fund Strategies — SANTA MONICA, Calif., February 22, 2017 –Wilshire Associates Read more about WILSHIRE FURTHER EXTENDS ‘POWERED BY WILSHIRE℠’ INDEX SUITE WITH LAUNCH OF BRI LONG/SHORT EQUITY INDEX℠[…]