Activists give hedge funds best returns in a year By: CNBC.com News March 10, 2015 at 09:15 AM EDT Hedge funds are back in the black for 2015 and some familiar strategies are leading the way. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bank of New York Mellon Goodyear Tire & Rub HSBC HOLDING PLC 8.125 ERPETUAL CAPITAL SECURITIES Platform Specialty Products Corp Zoetis