An absolute return is the actual amount of money made by an investment ; the actual gain as a percentage of the amount invested.... more on: Absolute return
A hedge fund investment strategy that targets a fixed level of return (e.g. 10%), or positive investment returns, rather than investment returns which are compared to market indices.
The goal of an asset manager is to generate a positive return or achieve a minimum target every year (capital preservation, minimum return, maximum loss).
Absolute Return refers to investment performance regardless of market performance. Absolute Return strategies aim to product returns independent of traditional performance benchmark such as the All Ordinaries Index.
Absolute return is the static measure of the actual return an investment achieves over a period of time. Compared to relative return which is an investments return compared to a particular benchmark or index.
An investment objective of hedge fund managers is to seek positive returns in both up and down markets. This is in contrast with the relative return, which measures a fund manager's performance as compared to a market benchmark.
Measure of net economic return. Takes into account all costs (for example, cost of funding, balance sheet charges, administrative expenses).
The return that an asset achieves over a period of time. This measure simply looks at the appreciation or depreciation (expressed as a percentage) that an asset - usually a stock or a mutual fund - faces over a period of time. Absolute return differs from relative return because it is concerned with the return of the asset being looked at and does not compare it to any other measure. Absolute return funds look to make positive returns whether the overall market is up or down, while index tracking funds try to beat the index they are tracking. For example, if there has been a 5 percent increase in the price of Ford stock over the past year, then the holders of Ford stock have achieved an absolute return of 5 percent over the past year.
A common term in the hedge fund industry, absolute returns are synonymous with positive returns. Hedge funds target absolute returns versus mutual funds which target returns relative to a benchmark.
Absolute return is the investment performance of something regardless the performance of its asset class market. Absolute Return strategies aim to produce returns independent of traditional performance benchmarks such as the S&P 500 index. Absolute Return strategies aim to produce positive returns in both bull and bear markets.