The Dutch Hedge Fund Index gained 1.2 per cent in October in line with other liquid hedge fund indices.

October was the fourth profitable month in a row, despite volatility and a down month for equities in August.

Hedge funds with a focus on equity strategies were the most profitable in October, while global macro funds lagged.
 
The five best performing funds in October were: European Opportunities Fund; Fonds Bloemendaal; Aster-X Panorama Fund; VOC Capital Commodity Alpha Fund; and Aster-X Europe Fund.

The five funds with the best year to date performance are: Trade Wind Equity Fund (+24 per cent); QTR Fund (+20 per cent); HIQ Invest Market Neutral Fund (+19 per cent); Fonds Bloemendaal (+18 per cent); and Antaurus Europe Fund (+12 per cent).

As of 1 December, the Gold & Discovery Fund is a constituent of the Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index. The team managing the fund are Edwin Bergshoeff, Willem Middelkoop and Jan Dobber. The fund creates value by focussing on commodity and precious metal discoveries.