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Investors want hedge funds to 'stick to their guns' and not try to 'be heroes' as markets get turned upside down
- Last week's momentum slide and a surge in oil prices early this week thrashed many hedge funds.
- Investors like Jon Aikman, who sits on the University of Toronto's endowment and pension investment committees, want hedge funds to "stick to their guns" in times of market turmoil.
- "If they're just going to sell out, I can get an ETF to do that," Aikman said.
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