The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.92 per cent in April.
The top performing strategies over the month were fixed income arbitrage (up 3.02 per cent), L/S credit arbitrage (1.95 per cent), and convertible bonds and volatility arbitrage (1.79 per cent).
Three strategies posted a negative performance in April. L/S equity short bias fell by 1.64 per cent, L/S equity statistical arbitrage was down 1.04 per cent and L/S equity variable bias dropped 0.17 per cent.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index is up 2.96 per cent year-to-date.