The hedge fund industry experienced USD30.5 billion in inflows in January, a strong start to the year following a December that saw nearly balanced flow activity with USD42.6 million in redemptions, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator from BarclayHedge.
Drury Capital, the long-running US trend-following hedge fund firm led by former grain trader Bernard Drury, has soared into double-digit territory this year, with both its established flagship fund and recently-launched multi-strategy futures fund making gains across commodities and equities
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2021 measured 2.49 per cent, up from 2.37 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 2.49 per cent for March 2021 reflects a favourable level of redemptions compared to
Stockholm-based Brummer & Partners’ flagship multi-strategy fund has dipped into negative territory in recent weeks according to mid-month estimates for March, with long/short equity losses offsetting gains made by other strategies. The Brummer Multi-Strategy (BMS) vehicle’s SEK class fell 1.1
Managed futures funds posted a positive month in February gaining 1.76 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year to date, CTAs returned 1.68 per cent through the end
Hedge fund clients of Centaur Fund Services performed strongly in 2020, according to data released by the independent fund administrator. The company says that increased market volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, optimism over vaccines, US elections and huge government
The hedge fund industry continued its positive run in February, returning 2.68 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index gained
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.18 per cent in February, underperforming the 1.52 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management’s flagship healthcare-focused hedge fund overcame February’s market volatility to finish the month in positive territory, as the strategy triumphed in the Best Global Equity Fund category at this year’s Hedgeweek European Awards. The Rhenman Healthcare
The global hedge fund business continued its strong start to 2021 with 80 per cent of funds seeing positive performance in February, according to eVestment’s February hedge fund performance data. The average positive performance among this large group of
