Not All Hedge Fund Strategies Struggling In 2016

With all the talk of diminishing hedge fund returns and big redemptions, there are several categories in the HSBC Hedge Weekly performance report that appear to be bucking the trend. In some cases, category averages are significantly influenced by strong constituent performance, with many low volatility strategies in the credit space outpacing bond benchmarks and turning in some of their best historical performance.

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Macro Systematic category largely driven by performance of one fund

With the stock market up 7.98% year to date, as measured by the S&P 500 Total Return Index, hedge funds have been underperforming again and this is leading to asset withdrawals. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index up...