Dutch hedge funds have had a strong start to 2012 with the Dutch Hedge Fund Index returning 3.42% for January.

The index outperformed both the Deutsche Bank (+1.76%) and Lyxor Hedge Fund (+1.30%) indices for the same period.
 
The top five best performing Dutch Hedge Funds in January were:

Gold and Discovery Fonds +17,71% (Long/ Short Equity – sector focus)
Fonds Bloemendaal +11,47% (Long/ Short Equity)
HiQ Market Neutral +10,15% (Market Neutral – Stat Arb)
Aster-X Panorama +9,26% (Long/ Short Equity)
Farringdon Alpha One +8,39% (Long/ Short Equity)