Ben-David, Itzhak; Franzoni, Francesco; Moussawi, Rabih - 2011 - Rev. version May 2011
Hedge funds significantly reduced their equity holdings during the recent financial crisis. In 2008Q3-Q4, hedge funds sold about 29% of their aggregate portfolio. Redemptions and margin calls were the primary drivers of selloffs. Consistent with forced deleveraging, the selloffs took place in...
