December was a difficult month for most hedge funds based on the hedge fund letters we’ve seen so far. Looking more broadly, the hedge fund industry as a whole had some much worse months in 2018. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was “only” down 1.31%, which beat the MSCI AC World Index’s 7.61% decline during the month. Q3 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Equities took the plunge in December Equity-focused hedge funds were the hardest-hit by far in December as it ended up being the worst month of a bad year for global equities. Equities sold off around the…
Hedge Funds Feel Investors’ Wrath As Redemptions Soar
Michelle deBoer-Jones
Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.