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Database Overview

CASAM CISDM Database

The Oldest Database for Performance and Information on Hedge Funds and Commodity Trading Advisors.

Established in 1979, the CASAM CISDM Database is the oldest hedge fund and CTA database, and currently tracks quantitative and qualitative information for over 6,000 hedge funds, fund of funds and CTAs.

The CASAM CISDM Database is widely used as a research tool by institutional investors, consultants, pension funds, and hedge fund of fund managers looking to identify the universe of hedge funds as a basis for investment, as well as by academics in their studies and in articles related to the hedge fund and CTA industries.

Enhanced functionality provides convenient online access, analytical tools and reports to enable you to quickly research and evaluate funds in the CASAM CISDM Database based on hundreds of differentiating investment variables.

CASAM CISDM Database features and analytical capabilities include:

 
Over 6,000 active hedge fund, fund of funds, and CTA products
Fund details including a complete performance history, AUM, program description, strategy, domicile, geographical focus, currency, instruments traded, fees, lock-up, liquidity details, biographies, providers and contacts
Manager details including firm AUM, inception, registrations, and contact information
Ability to search for funds based on various qualitative and quantitative screening criteria
Excel format data downloads
Fund summary reports including returns, risk statistics and other critical quantitative information
Ability to create a watch list and portfolio summary report
Refreshed daily with new funds, performance and other updates
Database downloads in Access and SQL format updated weekly
37 hedge fund and CTA indices with 15 years of data for most indices
Access to the CASAM CISDM Industry Reports