PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Glenn Yago AU - Lalita Ramesh AU - Noah E. Hochman TI - Hedge Funds AID - 10.3905/jai.1999.318914 DP - 1999 Jun 30 TA - The Journal of Alternative Investments PG - 43--56 VI - 2 IP - 1 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/2/1/43.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/2/1/43.full AB - Despite recent research on the actual hedge fund strategies, considerable debate continues as to the cause of the rise of hedge funds, their actual description, and their performance (onshore and offshore). In this article, a wide variety of issues relating to hedge fund performance and function are discussed and described, including hedge fund history and performance.