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Index Description
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The MSCI Hedge Invest IndexSM is designed to be both investable
and to reflect the overall structure and composition of the hedge fund universe.
The composite-level MSCI Hedge Invest Index includes funds from a wide range of hedge fund
investment strategies available on a third party hedge fund platform. Eight new strategy-level indices
subdivide the MSCI Hedge Invest Index and are based
on the following clearly defined investment processes:
- Systematic Trading
- Equity Non-Directional
- Discretionary Trading
- Convertible and Equity Arbitrage
- Long Bias
- Event-Driven and Merger Arbitrage
- Variable Bias
- Fixed Income
Each investable hedge fund index contains funds with weekly liquidity and is designed to be licensed for
use as a basis for tradable and liquid investment products.
The overall number of funds in the indices is
expected to increase over time as the platform expands.
A factsheet containing further details of the MSCI Hedge Invest Indices can be found here
The MSCI Hedge Invest Indices are constructed according to the MSCI
Investable Hedge Fund Index Methodology which provides a general
framework for construction of investable hedge fund indices.
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Summary Description and Benefits |
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- The MSCI Hedge Invest Indices are constructed from eligible funds from the
Lyxor platform of hedge funds according to MSCI's Investable
Hedge Fund Index methodology
- MSCI classifies the funds according to
MSCI's Hedge Fund Classification Standard

- Strategies are weighted by taking into
account their weights in the hedge fund universe, as represented
by the broader MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index

- Concentration rules control each constituent funds
weight in the index to limit individual fund exposure
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Detailed Benefits and Features |
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- Weekly Liquidity
- Weekly constituent fund liquidity and
index capacity rules facilitate the creation of tracker
funds and other financial products that aim to replicate
index returns
- Diversified and Representative
- Strategies in the composite index are weighted by
taking into account their weights in the hedge fund universe, using
the broader MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index as a reference.
- Specific concentration rules limit individual fund exposure in
the composite and the strategy indices.
- Strategy-level indices seek to reflect the relative importance of
processes and sub-strategies within the particular subset of the hedge fund universe
they target.
- Transparent
- The index methodology is objective, rules-based
and fully disclosed
- Constituent information, including fund
weightings, is made available to qualified investors
- Based on the Lyxor platform of hedge funds
- Eligible index constituents are hedge
funds available through Lyxor Asset Management, a subsidiary
of the Société Générale Group
- Lyxor is responsible for establishing
each individual fund on their platform, conducting initial
and ongoing due diligence, monitoring the investment mandate
of each hedge fund manager and providing fund valuations
independent of each hedge fund manager. MSCI is not involved
in managing or maintaining the platform or in identifying
specific funds for inclusion on the platform
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