Ray Dalio's renowned risk-parity investment strategy, which gained prominence during the Great Financial Crisis, is experiencing a significant downturn, leading to substantial withdrawals by institutional investors. Over the past five years, risk-parity funds managed by Bridgewater Associates and others have underperformed, prompting public pensions in New Mexico, Oregon, and Ohio to retract substantial investments, reducing the fund sizes by an estimated $70 billion from their peak. Despite calls from these firms for more time to recover, given predictions of a divergent market landscape in the coming decade, investors' patience has worn thin. The strategy's struggle to deliver during the volatile post-pandemic market phases has notably shaken confidence in an approach that emphasizes diversification and often leverages to balance returns against risks.
Posted: 2024-04-22 11:08:07.000000