Seven out of the 11 Newedge Hedge Fund Indices produced positive reruns in 2013, with the Newedge Commodity Trading Index (Equity) claiming top spot with a return of 16.33 per cent.

Short-term futures strategies, as represented by the Newedge Short-Term Traders Index (STTI), performed well in December, returning 1.91 per cent. This was the STTI’s second largest monthly gain of 2013.
 
The Newedge Trend Indicator was the biggest loser, down -17.72 per cent for the year, while the Newedge Commodity Trading Index (Trading) (-4.23 per cent), the Newedge Volatility Trading Index (-2.66 per cent) and the Newedge Commodity Trading Index (-1.32 per cent) also finished the year in negative territory.