Emerging Markets and Asian hedge funds surged in Q2 2020, recovering from steep losses experienced in late 1Q, with many indices posting gains for YTD 2020 through July.
Most hedge fund strategies are in positive territory this month, with fixed income arbitrage, event-driven and L/S equity strategies are up in excess of 1 per cent so far, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research
Despite redemptions of USD2.5 billion from hedge funds in September, Q3 ended with USD12.5 billion of inflows and the industry sitting at an all-time peak AUM, according to the latest Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flow Report from eVestment.

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The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for September 2017 measured 3.72 per cent, up from 3.55 per cent in August. “SS&C’s Forward Redemption Indicator for September 2017 fell to 3.72 per cent as compared to the 4.22 per cent reported
Steady performance and investor inflows through Q3 2017 increased total hedge fund capital to a fifth consecutive record quarterly level, as global economic growth prospects improved despite continued elevated geopolitical risks. Total hedge fund industry capital rose to a record
Preqin’s latest survey of hedge fund investors finds that the proportion of institutions that feel their hedge fund portfolios have met or exceeded their performance expectations has doubled in the past 12 months. In June 2016, just 21 per cent
Alternative UCITS continued on their path of steady gains in Septmeber, with the LuxHedge Global Index advancing 0.27 per cent during the month to take its YTD return to 1.60 per cent. The heterogeneity of different funds in the universe
Hedge fund liquidations declined in Q2 2017 as new investor inflows increased total hedge fund industry capital to a record USD3.1 trillion through mid-year, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report. The number of liquidations fell to 222 in
Hedge funds were up 0.42 per cent in September, with 2017 year-to-date gains coming in at 5.53 per cent, according to the October 2017 Eurekahege Report. Total hedge fund assets grew by USD157.52 billion over the past nine months with
Mounting signals that the latest leg of the bond market rally has started to reverse fuelled hedge fund strategies last week. Most recent inflation prints outpaced expectations both in the US and the UK, as consumer prices rose 1.9 per
