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My read is that the fund managers created an additional $2B in exceeded expectation/value, then billed 97% of that created value. In other words, stay home, don't use these guys, don't pay them $2B, get the same returns. That's how I understand the point.

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Yeah that's how I'm reading it but then I guess the question then becomes whether the projections were made specifically with a hedge fund strategy in mind or if they would have been the same for a more conventional investment approach.

I'm not trying to discount the take-away that the fees are very high regardless of the projection basis, but I think it's important to understand the difference. If these criticisms are not clearly reasoned or communicated, I think that fuels the perception in the financial community that these complaints are hysterical and unfounded and should be dismissed.

There's no guarantee that using other managers would have resulted in the same "expected" returns.

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