Investors redeemed at estimated USD12.11 billion from the global hedge fund industry in September 2019, bringing year to date (YTD) flows to -USD76.86 billion, according to the September 2019 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. The total Q3 2019 outflows
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.14 per cent in September, underperforming the 0.45 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Total hedge fund capital was narrowly changed for Q3 2019, falling from the prior quarter record with flows mixed across strategies as investors navigated heightened fixed income risk and volatility, as well as fluid political developments across the U.S., Europe,
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for September 2019 measured -0.24 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.16 per cent in October. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
In the three months to 30 September 2019, FUM at Man Group decreased 1 per cent to USD112.7 billion driven by net outflows of USD1.1 billion (comprising sales of USD6.6 billion and redemptions of USD7.7 billion) and negative FX and
Hedge funds around the world generally continued delivering positive returns in July, starting off the second half of 2019 in the green with aggregate industry performance at +0.73 per cent, according to the latest eVestment hedge fund performance figures. July’s
Aggregate hedge fund industry performance slipped into the red again in September, with the industry returning -0.11 per cent last month, according to eVestment September 2019 hedge fund performance figures. This marked the second consecutive month of negative industry returns,
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in the volatile month of September, as quantitative, trend-following CTAs declined, reversing August gains, on rising US interest rates, while equity markets traded in a wide intra-month range. The HFR Asset Weighted Composite Index posted
Two new liquid alternative funds were launched in Q1 2018, one Relative Value Fund and one Multi-Strategy Fund, according to Wilshire Funds Management’s Q1 2018 Liquid Alternatives Industry Monitor. Additionally, there were 24 liquidations during the quarter. AUM in
All strategies performed well this week with CTAs taking the lead, supported by their short dollar positions and long energy positions, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. The diversified L/S Equity and Special Situations
