Managed futures bagged another $2.08bn of net inflows in July to cement their position as the most popular hedge fund strategy so far this year, according to the Latest Nasdaq eVestment Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flows Report.
Gains for the year now total +$5.33bn making managed futures the best performing strategy in terms of flows tracked by Nasdaq eVestment.
Equity strategies continued to struggle in July with YTD net outflows extending to -$32,76bn as investors pulled an additional $5.12bn over the month. Multi-strategy funds meanwhile, the investor favourite in recent years, also saw losses with net redemptions of -$1.62bn over the month.
In total, investors withdrew $5.6bn from hedge fund in July, the 14th consecutive month of redemptions.