2. The Strategies and Fund Structure
Amaranth began as a multi-strategy hedge fund, but by 2006 had become dominated by its energy portfolio. The principal fund, with $8.394 billion of capital at the end of August 2006, was the Amaranth L.L.C. fund. The multi-strategy portfolio consisted of trades in the following areas: Energy Arbitrage and Other Commodities, Convertible Bond Arbitrage, Merger Arbitrage, Credit Arbitrage, Volatility Arbitrage, Long/Short Equity, and Statistical Arbitrage. Amaranth’s exposure to these
various strategies changed dramatically over the years prior to September 2006. For example, at Amaranth’s inception, 60% was devoted to convertible arbitrage, whereas by September 2006 only 2% was devoted to this strategy. Over 86% of their performance in 2006 was due to energy and commodity related trades. In addition to this, Amaranth had no stop limits and no concentration limits, which allowed the fund to concentrate more towards energy by the end of August 2006. There were no leverage restrictions within the firm. Style drift was evident with this multi-strategy fund.5
2. The Strategies and Fund Structure
Amaranth began as a multi-strategy hedge fund, but by 2006 had become dominated by its energy portfolio. The principal fund, with $8.394 billion of capital at the end of August 2006, was the Amaranth L.L.C. fund. The multi-strategy portfolio consisted of trades in the following areas: Energy Arbitrage and Other Commodities, Convertible Bond Arbitrage, Merger Arbitrage, Credit Arbitrage, Volatility Arbitrage, Long/Short Equity, and Statistical Arbitrage. Amaranth’s exposure to these
various strategies changed dramatically over the years prior to September 2006. For example, at Amaranth’s inception, 60% was devoted to convertible arbitrage, whereas by September 2006 only 2% was devoted to this strategy. Over 86% of their performance in 2006 was due to energy and commodity related trades. In addition to this, Amaranth had no stop limits and no concentration limits, which allowed the fund to concentrate more towards energy by the end of August 2006. There were no leverage restrictions within the firm. Style drift was evident with this multi-strategy fund.5
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