As financial markets continued their recovery and economies began to reopen from Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, managed futures were able to capture a small profit in May, gaining 0.04 per cent according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. 

The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.54 per cent in May, outperforming the 1.44 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. 

As the economic toll of the novel coronavirus mounted, managed futures posted another positive month in April gaining 0.12 per cen,t according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. 

US stocks had their best month in decades in April and hedge funds sailed to a 5.46 per cent return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was up 12.8 per cent in April.

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2020 measured 4.21 per cent.

The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 3.01 per cent in April, outperforming the 2.88 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. 

CTAs and trend-following hedge fund strategies maintained their recent impressive momentum, profiting from continued trends across commodities and bond markets, new Société Générale data for April shows.

With markets in turmoil resulting from the economic impacts of the coronavirus, managed futures made good on their diversification thesis and gained 1.94 per cent in March according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. 

The hedge fund industry tracked the fates of other markets and broader economies roiled by the novel coronavirus pandemic in March, posting an 8.03 per cent loss for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. 

Hedge fund managers were down 4.40 per cent in March, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index IMI (Local) by 9.59 per cent during the month - a level of outperformance unseen since October 2008.