CTAs and trend-following hedge funds generated positive returns across a broad range of strategy types last month amid the global market rally – but the sector’s year-to-date performance remains mixed, new data from Société Générale shows.
US stocks had their best month in decades in April and hedge funds sailed to a 5.46 per cent return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was up 12.8 per
The biggest hedge fund firms topped performance charts and drew the most investor capital over the course of last year, with 2020 proving “the year of outsourcing” for a range of middle office functions, as the industry demonstrated its value
Tyr Capital Arbitrage SP (Tyr Capital), a crypto hedge fund for institutional investors, family offices and high net-worth individuals, has announced strong double digit returns for investors in its first year results.At a time when the repercussions of CovidD-19 are
The hedge fund industry reversed two consecutive months of losses in November, returning 5.54 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 500 Total
By Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – Recent news headlines state that the hedge fund industry saw its highest level of redemptions during the first quarter of 2020 in over a decade, with USD33 billion leaving the industry. A more appropriate headline
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2020 measured 4.21 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.10 per cent in May. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for May
Hedge funds are storming into the final weeks of 2020, having notched up some of their biggest gains in decades on the back of the US presidential result and positive developments in the search for a coronavirus vaccine, with equity,
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 3.19 per cent in November, outperforming the 2.82 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire
Hedge funds betting against FTSE 100 companies suffered losses of almost USD1.5 billion last month, as bearish equity positions were struck down amid November’s strong stock market rally.
