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Is the annualized compounded return of Medallion over 35%?

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  • Shuxin Guo
  • Qiang Liu

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It is a challenge to estimate fund performance by compounded returns. Arguably, it is incorrect to use yearly returns directly for compounding, with reported annualized return of above 60% for Medallion for the 31 years up to 2018. We propose an estimation based on fund sizes and trading profits and obtain a compounded return of 31.8% before fees. Alternatively, we suggest using the manager's wealth as a proxy and arriving at a compounded growth rate of 25.6% for Simons for the 33 years up to 2020. We conclude that the annualized compounded return of Medallion before fees is probably under 35%. Our findings have implications for correctly estimating fund performance.

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  • Shuxin Guo & Qiang Liu, 2024. "Is the annualized compounded return of Medallion over 35%?," Papers 2405.10917, arXiv.org, revised Nov 2024.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2405.10917
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