A SQUARE (Alternative Alternatives) Fund Databasehttp://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquareA SQUARE (Alternative Alternatives) Fund Database is the only database dedicated exclusively to "alternative alternatives" investments with fast facts and investment oriented analysis.en-usA SQUARE (Alternative Alternatives) Fund Databasehttp://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/images/osol_masthead.gifhttp://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/24752Copyright (C) 2009 www.opalesquesolutions.com'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds lost 0.93% (est.) in December, -7.14% in 2011 http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/13/investment-funds-lost-in13.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:56:38 +0100'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds lost 0.50% (est.) in November, -5.69% YTD The Opalesque A SQUARE Index lost* 0.5% in November, increasing the year-to-date loss to 5.69%. Estimates for October and September were corrected to +0.62% and -2.87% respectively. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index performed slightly better, with a November loss of 0.36%, leading to a total year to date loss of 5.84%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/12/investment-funds-lost-in12.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:16:28 +0100'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds up 0.93% (est.) in October, -4.97% YTDThe Opalesque A SQUARE Index gained* 0.93% in October, bringing the total year-to-date loss to 4.97%. Estimates for September and August were corrected to -2.48% and -2.92% respectively. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index continued its recent trend of outperforming the A SQUARE Index with an October gain of 1.26%. Year-to-date, the index now stands at -4.36%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/11/investment-funds-up-in11.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:38:11 +0100Despite 2.49% loss, 'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds outperformed hedge funds in September and year to date http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/10/Despite-loss-investment-funds-outperformed10.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:51:17 +0100"Alternative Alternatives" investment funds lose 2.51% in August, -2.97% YTD http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/9/investment-funds-lose-in-August9.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:27:27 +0200'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds up 1.15% in July, -0.4% YTD http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/8/investment-funds-up-in-July8.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:47:30 +0200'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds down 1.63% in June, -1.17% YTD The Opalesque A SQUARE Index had another negative month, losing* 1.63% in June, resulting in a negative year to date performance of -1.17%. The estimate for May 2011 now stands at -1.81% and April performance was locked at +1.86%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index performed worse with an estimated June loss of 1.88%, bringing the year-to-date result to -2%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/7/investment-funds-down-in-June7.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:40:24 +0200'Alternative Alternatives' investment funds lost 1.92% in May, +0.36% YTD The Opalesque A SQUARE Index posted its worst result of 2011, dropping* 1.92% in May. Year-to-date, the index gained 0.36%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index lost 1.56% in May, bringing the year-to-date performance to +0.12%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/6/investment-funds-lost-in-May6.html Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:25:12 +0200"Alternative Alternatives" investment funds gained 1.92% in April, +2.38% YTD The Opalesque A SQUARE Index posted its strongest month so far this year, gaining* 1.92% in April. Year-to-date, the index now stands at +2.38%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index rose 0.31% in April, bringing the year-to-date performance to +1.16%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/5/investment-funds-gained-in-April5.html Mon, 30 May 2011 10:34:35 +0200"Alternative Alternatives" investment funds lost 0.14% in March, +0.66% YTD The Opalesque A SQUARE Index lost* 0.14% in March after an estimated gain of 0.8% through February, bringing the year-to-date performance to +0.66%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index performed almost flat in March with a loss of 0.08% after gaining an estimated 0.94% through February. Year-to-date, the index gained 0.86%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/4/investment-funds-lost-in-March4.html Tue, 03 May 2011 06:13:07 +0200"Alternative Alternatives" investment funds gained 0.99% in February, +0.80% YTD The Opalesque A SQUARE Index gained* 0.99% in February, outweighing January's loss of 0.19% and bringing the year-to-date performance to +0.80%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index gained an estimated 1.05% in February after a negative January result of -0.61%, adding to a year-to-date gain of 0.44%. Opalesque also announced the final 2010 performance figures: The A SQUARE Index rose 10.94% last year, the A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index rose 4.40%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/3/investment-funds-gained-in-February3.html Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:25:40 +0200"Alternative Alternatives" investment funds start 2011 slightly negative, returning -0.55% in January after double digit returns in 2010 The Opalesque A SQUARE Index declined an estimated* 0.55% in January, bringing the 12-month performance to +10.39%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index posted an estimated loss of 0.37% in January, leading to a 12-month performance of 4.43%. http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/2/investment-funds-start-2011-slightly-negative2.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:00:53 +0100New Opalesque A SQUARE Index: "Alternative Alternatives" investments and niche strategies offer lower volatility and market risk than traditional hedge fundsThe Opalesque A SQUARE Index gained 1.5% in December, bringing the 2010 performance to +9.83%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index posted a gain of 0.82% in December, finishing 2010 up 2.15%. The monthly performance of the A SQUARE Index ranged between a gain of 3.12% in September and a loss of 1.97% in May, with 9 positive and 3 negative months. With a single-digit 2010 return, it slightly underperformed its two benchmarks: Hedge funds tracked by the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index returned 10.56% in 2 http://www.opalesquesolutions.com/asquare/commentary/1/New-Opalesque-A-SQUARE-Index-investments1.html Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:10:31 +0100