Hennessee Multiple Arbitrage Index

The Hennessee Multiple Arbitrage Index includes funds that employ more than one arbitrage strategy. The portfolio manager opportunistically allocates capital among the various strategies in an attempt to create the best risk/reward profile for the overall fund. Common strategies include merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, long/short equity pairs trading, quantitative equity trading, volatility arbitrage, and distressed investments.

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 Multiple Arbitrage Index 10.46% 2.94% 1.67 2.78 N/A N/A
S&P 500 Index 8.80% 13.80% 0.31 0.34 9.87% 0.29
Lehman Bros. Int. Gov. Corp. Bonds Index 6.46% 3.50% 0.35 0.49 10.85% -0.06
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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 Multiple Arbitrage Index 148 20 88% -5.02% 3 Aug-98 Oct-98 $4,028
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 2.28% 0.91% 1.88% 1.52% 0.49% 0.44% 0.29% 0.60% (1.43%) 1.49% 1.51% 1.74% 12.30%
2005 0.06% 0.96% (0.17%) (1.38%) (0.29%) 0.92% 2.01% 0.97% 0.96% (0.58%) 0.56% 1.38% 5.49%
2004 1.47% 0.47% 0.48% 0.49% (0.19%) 0.13% 0.06% 0.27% 0.39% 0.58% 1.51% 1.21% 7.07%
2003 1.67% 0.66% 0.52% 1.55% 1.16% 0.74% 0.41% 0.35% 1.48% 1.29% 0.84% 1.03% 12.34%
2002 1.12% 0.09% 0.74% 0.62% 0.36% (0.95%) (1.15%) 0.54% 0.40% 0.42% 1.69% 1.15% 5.11%
2001 2.24% 1.41% 0.63% 1.03% 0.90% (0.03%) 0.52% 0.93% (0.18%) 1.09% 0.64% 0.55% 10.15%
2000 2.14% 2.42% 1.61% 2.19% 1.68% 1.54% 1.26% 1.46% 1.72% 0.71% 0.41% 1.07% 19.79%
1999 1.53% 0.78% 1.35% 2.06% 1.50% 1.21% 1.53% 0.50% 0.83% 0.66% 1.57% 1.71% 16.33%
1998 0.52% 1.48% 1.16% 1.35% 0.81% 0.60% 0.63% (3.81%) (0.56%) (0.70%) 2.17% 0.86% 4.47%
1997 1.59% 1.03% 0.68% 0.57% 1.58% 0.76% 0.73% 0.83% 1.21% 1.06% 1.46% 1.11% 13.36%
1996 2.00% 1.33% 2.42% 0.98% 1.49% 1.51% 0.99% 1.24% 0.82% 0.73% 1.01% 1.11% 16.78%
1995 0.72% 0.05% (0.98%) 0.72% 0.89% 0.92% 1.90% 2.43% 1.52% 1.67% 0.53% 1.67% 12.68%
1994 0.89% 0.33% 0.17% 0.14% 0.21% 0.83% 0.69% 0.77% 0.25% (0.43%) (0.37%) 0.06% 3.59%
1993 0.71% 0.91% 1.35% 1.67% 1.84% (0.48%) (0.35%) 1.59% 1.65% (1.09%) (0.45%) 0.95% 8.56%

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