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Equity Hedge Funds Struggled In 2022 As Macro Funds Charged Ahead

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Rupert Hargreaves
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2022 was a mixed year for the hedge fund industry. At one side of the spectrum, macro, commodity, and large multi-strategy hedge funds reported some of their largest profits in years, but at the other end of the spectrum, equity funds struggled.

Long-only equity funds and even long/short equity funds faced an uphill struggle last year - most struggled to outperform, let alone print a positive absolute performance.

During the year, the MSCI World Index declined by 20%, one of its worst performances since the financial crisis.

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