Hedge funds successfully traded their way around an overwhelming month in April and were up 0.56 per cent, while underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World Index gained 1.18 per cent during the month. That’s according to the Eurekahedge
Hedge funds snapped a two-month performance decline in April, led by fixed income-based Relative Value Arbitrage and Equity Hedge strategies. The broad-based HFRI and many sub-indices extended YTD gains over equity market index declines, according to data released today
Hedge funds indices were overall positive during the past week but most strategies contributed negatively, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Lyxor writes: “CTAs, which are short USD and long energy retracted, while Diversified
The hedge fund redemption trend stretched to three straight months in August as the industry experienced USD11.3 billion in outflows, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge. August’s redemptions represented 0.4 per cent of industry assets and
Hedge fund managers ended September 2019 mostly flat, with the equal-weighted index down 0.13 per cent and the asset-weighted index up 0.15 per cent, according to data released by Eurekahedge. The continuation of the US-China trade talks and the ECB’s
The global ETF and ETP sector extended its lead in terms of assets over the global hedge fund industry to USD2.54 trillion at the end of Q3 2019, an increase of 2.52 per cent since of Q2 2019, according to ETFGI.
Investing in equities can be a wild ride. Like any rollercoaster you’ve ever ridden, the slow climb up is a serene experience. The higher you get, the better the view. Wonderful. Then you descend, the G force kicks in, and
Hedge funds were down in sync with the wider market downturn last week, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. CTAs underperformed due to their long exposures to US equities and their long EUR and
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.30 per cent in September, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.70 per cent. Roughly 28.3 per cent of hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains over the first three quarters
Hedge funds returned to the black in September, posting an industrywide monthly return of 0.32 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was up 1.87 per cent in
