All six of IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge investable hedge fund replication indexes recorded negative performance in September.

The month’s biggest loser was the  IQ Hedge Long/Short Index with a return of -2.10 per cent followed by the IQ Merger Arbitrage Index (-2.04 per cent), the IQ Hedge Event Driven Index (-1.20 per cent), the IQ Hedge Global Macro Index (-1.20 per cent), the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index
(-0.86 per cent) and the IQ Hedge Global Macro Index (-0.36 per cent).
 
The month’s best performer was the IQ Hedge Market Neutral Index which saw a drop of -0.19 per cent.
 
Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge Indexes comprise the first family of investable benchmark indexes covering hedge fund replication/alternative beta strategies.