Mutual-fund companies looking to attract investors are betting on the words “absolute return.” Twelve absolute-return funds have begun since the start of 2010, according to Chicago-based research firm ...

The investment seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net ...

*Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes a shareholder may pay on an ...

The fund has returned 8.46 percent over the past year and 10.54 percent over the past three years. Absolute return funds aim to deliver positive returns through various market cycles via a strategy of ...

All underlying fund holdings added to absolute return. Within equities, US large-cap and US value equities posted the largest ...

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Institutional investors such as pension funds, which pulled out of equity and hedge fund-like products during the financial crisis, are showing signs of a robust return as ...

The idea of an absolute return, as opposed to a relative return that strives to beat a benchmark, is a wonderful idea and something that all money managers should be striving for. But in adopting the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors who bought into "absolute return" funds hoping to make money in relentlessly turbulent trading are instead finding their capital eroded in markets that are making a habit ...

Learn what an absolute return fund is and why the sector has been criticised by the regulator. Understand how to measure risk and performance of absolute return. Comprehend how the fees are charged.

When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to absolute return funds. That's the label mutual fund companies have put on hedge fund-style products that ...

Learn how absolute percentage growth helps you evaluate the standalone performance of your investments without benchmarks.