The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index returned 8.67 per cent in 2019, supported by the risk-on sentiment among investors and positive geopolitical developments throughout the year. Roughly 37.6 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains
Chinese hedge funds posted three consecutive months of declines through April after surging 5.8 per cent in January and 31.1 per cent in 2017 as the Japanese Yen and Renminbi reversed early 2018 gains and the US Dollar strengthened, according
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2020 measured -0.22 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.60 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index rose 0.60
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.31 per cent in January, underperforming the 0.41 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire
The managed futures industry stepped into 2020 on a positive note with a 0.51 per cent return in January, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. It was the third consecutive profitable month
Continuing the positive run from 2019, CTAs kicked off 2020 with all Societe Generale CTA indices in positive territory and the SG CTA Index closing the month at 0.83 per cent. Performance was led by the Short-Term Traders Index, which
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.17 per cent in January, outperforming the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local), which lost 0.90 per cent over the same period. Equity markets started the month on a positive
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in January, as fears of contagion related to the coronavirus drove global equity market volatility into month-end. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted a narrow decline of -0.19 per cent for January, with declines in
Hedge Funds gained 0.49 per cent in April according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 0.38 per cent gain in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index remains up 0.30 per cent,
The SG CTA Index posted a slightly positive return of 0.08 per cent in April as market conditions improved but remained uncertain. Trend followers slightly outperformed other strategies, ending up 0.41 per cent, and short-term strategies also delivered positive performance
