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Hedge funds up 2.18 per cent in Jan, says Preqin

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The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark generated 2.18 per cent in January. This is the strongest start to a calendar year since 2013 (+3.49 per cent) and the highest return in a single calendar month since July 2016 (+2.24 per cent).

All top level strategies, trading styles, and geographical focuses posted positive monthly returns, demonstrating a superb month for hedge funds.
 
Equity strategies continued to lead the pack in January (+2.78 per cent) taking the 12 month return of the strategy to 16.20 per cent, significantly outstripping that of other top level strategies by over five percentage points.
 
Hedge funds with a focus on emerging markets also posted strong returns (+3.92 per cent), and adding 10.93 per cent on three-year annualised return basis. 

 
Emerging hedge funds (less than USD100 million) added 2.37 per cent in January. This is the benchmark’s 23rd consecutive positive month and their best return in the last five years. 


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