Frequently Asked Questions
Question: How many funds are currently listed in the CASAM CISDM Database?
Answer: The CASAM CISDM Database currently tracks over 6,000 Hedge Funds, Fund of Funds, CTA’s, and CPO’s. Further information on the breakdown and reporting frequency of constituent funds can be found on the Database Statistics page.
Question: What are the fees associated with listing funds in the CASAM CISDM Database?
Answer: Listing funds in the CASAM CISDM Database is free of charge.
Question: What are the advantages of listing funds in the CASAM CISDM Database?
Answer: The CASAM CISDM Database is widely used as a research tool by accredited investors, including institutions, consultants, pension funds, and hedge fund of fund managers in identifying hedge funds for investment. The CASAM CISDM Database is also the sole source of data for the monthly league tables in the Barron’s publication.
Question: What are the subscription fees for the CASAM CISDM Database?
Answer: Accredited institutional investors and participating fund of funds are eligible to obtain online access to the CASAM CISDM Database at no cost for a one month trial. Subsequently, an annual subscription fee would apply and different levels of access are offered. Further details can be found on the "Products" page. Please contact info@casamhedge.com for further subscription information.
Question: Who is qualified to subscribe to the CASAM CISDM Database?
Answer: Accredited investors, including institutions, consultants, family offices, pension funds, and fund of funds are eligible to subscribe to the CASAM CISDM Database. A paired down version of the CASAM CISDM Database is also made available to academic institutions for research purposes.
Question: How often are fund performance updates made to the CASAM CISDM Database?
Answer: Monthly fund performance updates within the CASAM CISDM Database accessible online are ongoing and are published live on a T+1 basis. Database downloads in Access and SQL format will be made available each Friday.
Question: How is information for my firm and fund(s) updated and may I view and amend this information?
Answer: Firm and fund profiles as well as monthly performance can be viewed and updated online by the designated reporting contact for each firm or sent to data@casamhedge.com for update by AIRT.
Question: When are the CASAM CISDM Indices calculated? How are the CASAM CISDM Indices calculated?
Answer: The CASAM CISDM Indices are calculated each month on the Wednesday prior to the last Monday of the month. Further details with respect to the CASAM CISDM Indices calculation methodology can be found on the corresponding section of the detailed index pages accessible from the home page.
Question: What are the requirements to be included in Barron’s Hedge Fund/CTA League Tables?
Answer: While the requirements for inclusion in the Barron’s league tables are subject to change, the funds included each month are the top 1000 hedge funds by assets, top 300 fund of funds by assets, and top 200 CTAs by assets.
Question: What type of Fund information is provided for the Barron’s League Tables?
Answer: The CASAM CISDM Database is the sole source of information provided for Barron’s monthly league tables. Information provided for funds that elect to participate includes fund name, monthly return, 12-month return, 3-year return, 12-month annualized standard deviation, 12-month maximum drawdown, and assets under management.
Question: What is the Barron’s deadline?
Answer: The Barron’s deadline is the second to last Monday of the month. Managers reporting to the CASAM CISDM Database will be notified of the current month’s deadline by e-mail.
Question: What if I do not wish to be listed in Barron’s?
Answer: Funds that do not wish to be listed in Barron’s may opt out.