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Hedge Fund Sees 21% Returns on Advice From Nobel Prize Pickers

  • Rhenman holds about 140 positions, including Shire, Horizon
  • Fund has rallied in 2017 on outlook for more industry mergers
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If you’re investing in health care stocks, you’d better ask the experts.

Thanks to the advice from a range of professors, Swedish hedge fund Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S has delivered an average annual return of 21 percent since it started in 2009. Asking clinical expertise before investing in complex products is a must for Henrik Rhenman, who manages the 460 million-euro ($500 million) fund.