Hedge funds again outperformed the S&P Total Return Index in April, despite losing 2.66%, bringing the year-to-date loss to -5.55%, according to BarclayHedge.
Hedge funds once again outperformed the S&P Total Return Index in April, despite losing 2.66%, bringing the year-to-date loss to -5.55%, according to BarclayHedge.
The S&P 500 Total Return Index shed -8.72% in April. The absorption of the month’s steep loss pushed the index further into the red, landing its year-to-date compounded return at -12.92%.
A sizable majority of hedge fund subsectors posted losses in April. The sectors that did post monthly gains were led by the Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index which bounced +4.97%. Other notable sectors were represented by the Volatility Trading Index +1.33%, the Distressed Securities Index +1.05%, the Emerging Markets Eastern European Equities Index +0.86%, the Equity Market Neutral Index +0.78%, the Global Macro Index +0.74% and the Emerging Markets MENA Index up +0.46%.