Investing in equities can be a wild ride. Like any rollercoaster you’ve ever ridden, the slow climb up is a serene experience. The higher you get, the better the view. Wonderful. Then you descend, the G force kicks in, and
Hedge funds were down in sync with the wider market downturn last week, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. CTAs underperformed due to their long exposures to US equities and their long EUR and
Managed futures funds reversed course from the prior month’s gains in September and declined 1.48 per cent according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. For the year-to-date, CTA funds were up 6.08 per cent through the end of
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.30 per cent in September, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.70 per cent. Roughly 28.3 per cent of hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains over the first three quarters
LiquidX, a global network for illiquid assets, has reported that trading volume has surpassed USD23 billion since the company’s inception and that September revenues were up 162 per cent year-over-year. The network also continued to expand – the number of
Hedge funds returned to the black in September, posting an industrywide monthly return of 0.32 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was up 1.87 per cent in
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
