Hedge funds returned 1.19 per cent gross in April according to the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index meanwhile, advanced 0.53 per cent in May.
"Hedge funds saw positive net flows this past month, according to SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index which gained 0.53 per cent for May of 2016, compared to -1.18 per cent in April. In terms of the year over year comparison, the 0.53 per cent for May was down versus 0.86 per cent for May of 2015, with both inflows and outflows coming in lower than a year ago," says Bill Stone (pictured), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. "This is consistent with recent months' net activity which has followed fairly normal seasonal patterns, but with generally lower levels of both inflows and outflows. The moderate flow activity suggests investors are keeping their hedge fund allocations fairly constant despite unsettled market conditions."
The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is an asset-weighted, independent monthly window on hedge fund performance. On the ninth business day of each month it provides a flash estimate of the gross aggregate performance of funds for which SS&C GlobeOp provides monthly administration services on the SS&C GlobeOp platform. Interim and final values, both gross and net, are provided in each of the two following months, respectively. Online data can be segmented by gross and net performance, and by time periods. The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is transparent, consistent in data processing, and free from selection or survivorship bias. Its inception date is January 1, 2006.
The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index offers a unique reflection of the return on capital invested in funds. It does not overstate exposure to, or the contribution of, any single strategy to aggregate hedge fund performance. Since its inception, the correlation of the SS&C GlobeOp Performance Index to many popular equity market indices has been approximately 25 per cent to 30 per cent. This is substantially lower than the equivalent correlation of other widely followed hedge fund performance indices.
The SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index represents the monthly net of hedge fund subscriptions and redemptions administered by SS&C GlobeOp on the SS&C GlobeOp platform. This monthly net is divided by the total assets under administration (AuA) for fund administration clients on the SS&C GlobeOp platform.
Cumulatively, the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index for May 2016 stands at 143.62 points, an increase of 0.53 point over April 2016. The Index has declined 3.62 points over the past 12 months. The next publication date is June 13, 2016.
