TY - JOUR T1 - Hedge Fund Replication: <em>The Asymmetric Way</em> JF - The Journal of Alternative Investments SP - 68 LP - 84 DO - 10.3905/jai.2012.15.1.068 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - Roman Tancar AU - Thorsten Poddig AU - Panagiotis Ballis-Papanastasiou Y1 - 2012/06/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/15/1/68.abstract N2 - This article introduces the concept of asymmetric hedge fund replication based on the risk factor model approach. The presented methodology is founded on downside risk management and offers an enhancement of existing hedge fund replication techniques. From a conceptual perspective, asymmetric hedge fund replication enables investors to achieve superior risk-adjusted performance in cases in which precise target tracking is not imperative. Along with the introduction of the asymmetric hedge fund replication, a new classification framework of replication methodologies is discussed, in which the replication objective is the center point. The out-of-sample performance of the presented approach is examined in an exemplary empirical replication of two major hedge fund sector indices with a popular factor model setting used in previous studies. Finally, aMonte Carlo study is conducted in which the authors simulate hedge fund returns and examine the out-of-sample performance. The comparison to standard hedge fund replication reveals the characteristic risk-return profile of the asymmetric approach. In sum, the risk-adjusted performance increases at the cost of target replication accuracy.The results of the short study support all aspects of the authors’ conceptual hypothesis and justify more extensive investigations.TOPICS: Real assets/alternative investments/private equity, factor-based models, simulations, performance measurement ER -