Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 2.25% in February
19 March 2015
Hedge funds were up 2.25% in February, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 2.14% year to date.
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Hedge funds were up 2.25% in February, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 2.14% year to date.
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.06% for the month of February with six of the ten sub-strategies recording positive returns. Event Driven led the way with a return of 2.25% followed by Long/short equity (1.99%), Convertible Arbitrage
The best performing ERI Scientific smart factor index in February was the SciBeta Developed High Volatility Diversified Multi-Strategy index, with a relative return of 0.99% compared to the broad cap-weighted index. The SciBeta Developed Low Volatility Diversified Multi-Strategy index posted
The Newedge Short-Term Traders Index led CTA performance in February, posting returns of +0.14% – the seventh consecutive month of positive returns. The index is now up 3.31% for the year-to-date. Following six months of positive returns for all the
Five out of seven of IndexIQ’s proprietary family of investable hedge fund replication indexes recorded positive returns in February. The IQ Hedge Long/Short Beta Index led the way with a return of 3.16%, followed by the IQ Hedge Event-Driven Beta
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished up 2.63% in February. The Event Driven strategy was the strongest performer, finishing up 4.19% in February. The Managed
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in February. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and
Managed futures traders got off to a fast start in 2015, with a 3.41% gain in January according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Trends from the prior month stayed on track in January as commodity prices continued
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished up 0.81% for the month of January with six of the ten sub-strategies ending the month in positive territory. Managed Futures led the way with a return of 6.02%, followed
The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index finished virtually flat in December, down -0.05%, while the Barclays US Aggregate Index was modestly positive, finishing up 0.09%. During the same period, the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for
