Hennessee PIPEs/Private Financing Index

The Hennessee PIPES/Private Financing Index includes funds that ivnest in PIPEs (private investments in public entities), which are transactions by which publicly traded companies access new capital through the sale of stock directly to private investors. PIPEs can be transacted with a number of financial instruments, including the issuance of common stock, convertible securities, or warrants. Private financing includes asset based lending/acquisitions and direct loan investing such as mezzanine financing, bridge loans, and debtor in possession financing.

 

Summary Statistics (Jan-96 to Dec-10)
  Annualized Compound Return Annualized Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio Sortino Ratio Annualized Alpha (versus Benchmark) Correlation (versus Benchmark)
Hennessee PIPES/Private Financing Index 9.52% 6.89% 1.32 2.42 N/A N/A
S&P 500 Price Index 4.87% 16.36% 0.36 0.39 8.27% 0.54
Barclays Aggregate Bond Index 6.04% 3.68% 1.55 2.90 12.25% -0.20
  Number of Months % of Months Positive Largest Consecutive Loss Value of $1000 (Invested at Inception)
Postive Negative % Months Peak Valley
Hennessee PIPES/Private Financing Index 127 53 71% -20.05% 26 Aug-00 Oct-02 $3,911
S&P 500 Price Index 110 70 61% -52.56% 16 Oct-07 Feb-09 $2,042
Barclays Aggregate Bond Index 123 57 68% -3.82% 7 Mar-08 Oct-08 $2,411
Historical Performance (Jan-96 to Dec-10)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
2010 -2.00% 1.21% 1.29% -0.32% -1.82% -2.34% 2.13% -1.36% 3.03% 2.35% 1.81% 2.75% 6.71%
2009 0.34% -0.98% 1.46% 1.81% 1.75% 0.81% 1.28% 0.10% 1.53% -0.73% -0.24% 2.57% 10.07%
2008 -1.89% 0.92% -0.97% 0.49% 0.82% -0.79% -1.56% -0.01% -4.49% -4.81% -5.22% -1.98% -18.06%
2007 1.62% 1.43% 0.94% 1.53% 1.96% 0.52% -0.05% 0.06% 1.16% 1.45% -1.59% 0.86% 10.29%
2006 4.39% 0.71% 2.34% 0.99% -1.54% -0.11% -0.38% 0.18% 0.43% 1.38% 1.18% 0.64% 10.57%
2005 -0.39% 0.88% 0.33% -2.15% 1.13% 2.16% 2.68% 0.50% 1.88% -0.70% 1.47% 1.01% 9.05%
2004 4.50% 2.62% 1.27% 0.55% -0.16% -0.24% -1.15% -0.06% 1.20% 0.23% 3.43% 2.86% 15.95%
2003 0.76% 0.83% 0.67% 0.38% 0.60% 0.44% 0.30% 0.79% 1.21% 0.50% 0.80% 1.40% 9.03%
2002 0.09% -0.09% -0.43% -0.02% -0.22% -0.72% -2.47% 0.33% -2.69% -0.24% 0.33% -0.28% -6.28%
2001 1.11% -1.60% -1.73% -0.89% 0.07% 0.58% -3.11% -0.73% -1.30% 0.90% 1.81% 1.12% -3.82%
2000 6.24% 5.74% 3.94% -2.12% -1.27% 2.22% 0.34% 2.00% -1.09% -3.56% -5.28% -1.79% 4.75%
1999 3.95% 2.02% 1.98% 1.93% 1.74% 1.73% 0.98% 1.59% 1.47% 0.13% 8.73% 8.96% 40.89%
1998 0.52% 2.58% 1.95% 1.81% 0.75% 1.74% 1.39% -0.15% -0.03% 1.96% 3.24% 3.92% 21.46%
1997 2.62% 1.67% 1.89% 1.58% 1.34% 1.91% 1.83% 0.05% 2.51% -2.09% 1.34% 0.74% 16.42%
1996 1.76% 2.14% 2.76% 3.15% 3.09% 2.14% 1.26% 2.04% 0.90% 1.48% 2.07% 2.57% 28.49%
                           

 

 

 

 

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