In theory, it does look like hedge funds are BACK, though it is a bit concerning that EVERY strategy (except those neutral or short equity beta) has been a winner. Back to this in a moment...While many hedge funds make claims that they don't have any equity beta and the returns are alpha driven, as a group that is certainly not the case. That said, over the long term these funds have done exceptionally well, providing equity like returns when equity markets were up and dampening the downturn wh....

