Hedge funds gained 1.32 per cent during the month of October with underlying markets, as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local), up 2.56 per cent over the same period, according to EurekaHedge’s latest Index Flash Update. On a
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.59 per cent in January, outperforming the 0.50 per cent monthly return for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2017 measured 1.71 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.45% in February. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index for
The latest flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, shows a 1.75 per cent gain in October. Year to date, the index is up 0.15 per cent. Diversified Traders led for the month with a gain of
In a disappointing start to the year after a challenging 2016, all Societe Generale CTA indices posted negative returns in January. The flagship SG CTA Index, SG Trend Index, and SG CTA Mutual Fund Index were all in the low
Hedge funds posted strong gains in early 2017 as Donald Trump was inaugurated as US President, led by the performance of equity hedge strategies, the largest area of hedge fund industry investor capital, according to data from HFR. The HFRI
Event driven was the top-performing hedge fund strategy in 2016, with the HFRX Event Driven index up 11.1 per cent in USD terms, according to the latest monthly hedge fund update from GAM portfolio manager Kier Boley. The HFRX Event
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) decreased to 93.8 in January, down 0.3 points from December’s revised reading of 94.1. The decline in sentiment was driven by the 7.0 point decrease in the European ICI to 92.9 along
Hedge funds were up 1.22 per cent in December, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index ended 2016 with a gain of 6.20 per cent. All but one of Barclay’s 17 hedge fund indices
The Lyxor hedge fund index was up 0.5 per cent last week, with CTAs and global macro managers outperforming, according to Lyxor’s latest weekly brief. Fixed income arbitrage managers also did well, in a context where rates implied volume has
