Hedge funds have produced more consistent and steadier returns than equities or bonds over both the short term and the long term, according to new research by Preqin and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
Hedge funds surged at the start of 2018 as equity markets turned in the strongest January since 1997, despite equity, currency and fixed income market volatility building into month-end. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.8 per cent for
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.59 per cent in January, underperforming the 2.45 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Hedge Funds gained 2.11 per cent in January according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The longest consecutive streak of profitable months for the Barclay Hedge Fund Index was the 18-month period from October 2002 through March of 2004.
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.69 per cent in July bringing their year-to-date return to 6.56 per cent as global equity markets edged higher following expectations over a Fed rate cut. The MSCI ACWI (Local) was up 0.83
Hedge funds were off to a good start in the first month of 2018, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 2.26 per cent in January. Among volatility-focused hedge funds though, short volatility hedge funds posted the worst performance in
2017 marked the first time the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark has seen a full calendar year of positive monthly returns. Full-year performance of 11.41 per cent for the industry – the highest level since 2013 – has improved investor
Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs increased by 1.7 per cent to EUR16,030 billion in February, according to The European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) latest Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet. Bernard Delbecque, Senior Director for Economics and Research
Net sales of UCITS and AIF totalled EUR68 billion in November 2017, down from EUR84 billion in October, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet. UCITS registered net sales of EUR59 billion in the month, down
Persistent trends across asset classes have continued to fuel CTA returns over recent weeks, writes Lyxor in the latest Weekly Brief from its Cross Asset Research team. According to several benchmarks of performance, January is on track to see them
