Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index

The Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index includes funds that invest in arbitrage opportunities or event driven situations. Volatility and return expectations are generally lower than long/short equity funds because of the managers' desire to minimize market risk. The Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index includes funds from the following sub-sector indices: convertible arbitrage, distressed, event driven, merger arbitrage, multiple arbitrage, PIPES/private financing, high yield and fixed income.

Summary Statistics (1993 - 2006)

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Annualized Compound Return
Standard Deviation
Sharpe Ratio
Sortino Ratio
Annualized Alpha (vs. Benchmark)
Correlation (vs. Benchmark)
Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index 11.29% 3.82% 1.49 2.35 N/A N/A
S&P 500 Index 8.80% 13.80% 0.31 0.34 8.81% 0.67
Lehman Bros. Int. Gov. Corp. Bonds Index 6.46% 3.50% 0.35 0.49 10.99% 0.05
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Number of Months
% of Months Positive
Largest Consecutive Loss
Value of $1000 (invested since inception)
Positive Negative % Months Peak Valley
Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index 147 21 88% -7.15% 2 Aug-98 Sep-98 $4,473
S&P 500 Index 108 60 64% -20.55% 4 Apr-02 Jul-02 $3,255
Lehman Bros. Int. Gov. Corp. Bonds Index 121 47 72% -5.03% 3 Feb-94 Apr-94 $2,402

Monthly Returns (1993 - 2006)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
2006 2.51% 0.63% 1.50% 1.41% 0.46% 0.19% 0.13% 0.74% 0.02% 1.38% 1.29% 1.41% 12.29%
2005 (0.36%) 1.39% (0.87%) (1.62%) 1.17% 1.61% 2.24% 0.74% 1.76% (1.32%) 1.00% 1.00% 6.86%
2004 1.96% 0.73% 0.38% 0.33% (0.48%) 0.31% (0.20%) 0.38% 0.52% 0.65% 2.10% 1.53% 8.49%
2003 1.84% 0.63% 0.52% 1.99% 1.80% 0.93% 0.33% 0.31% 1.31% 1.43% 0.80% 1.17% 13.85%
2002 1.17% (0.31%) 0.75% 0.72% 0.28% (1.39%) (2.19%) 0.42% (0.28%) 0.11% 1.80% 1.12% 2.15%
2001 2.38% 0.85% 0.00% 0.82% 1.39% 0.49% 0.39% 1.01% (0.98%) 1.20% 0.64% 0.48% 8.98%
2000 1.88% 3.20% 0.90% 0.44% 0.02% 1.71% 0.63% 1.76% 0.51% (0.37%) (1.45%) (0.05%) 9.49%
1999 1.70% 0.58% 1.91% 3.12% 1.55% 1.98% 0.74% 0.51% 0.89% 0.45% 2.01% 2.46% 19.40%
1998 0.78% 2.03% 1.71% 1.13% 0.09% 0.21% 0.11% (5.39%) (1.86%) 0.44% 2.29% 1.33% 2.66%
1997 1.98% 1.24% 0.45% 0.19% 1.95% 1.87% 2.21% 0.63% 2.12% 0.39% 1.21% 1.01% 16.33%
1996 2.33% 1.13% 1.55% 1.85% 1.63% 0.80% 0.30% 1.60% 1.63% 1.53% 1.60% 1.16% 18.50%
1995 0.98% 1.30% 1.17% 1.37% 1.48% 1.94% 1.82% 1.55% 1.62% 0.60% 1.12% 1.53% 17.77%
1994 1.97% 0.08% (1.19%) (1.73%) 0.24% 0.57% 1.35% 1.83% 0.60% (0.55%) (0.81%) (0.79%) 1.50%
1993 2.65% 1.58% 3.19% 0.84% 2.54% 1.95% 1.96% 1.20% 0.51% 1.63% 0.83% 1.70% 22.59%

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