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Hedge Funds Continued To Struggle In August As Massive Redemptions Continue

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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We're almost into the final quarter of the year, and it's safe to say 2018 has been a bumpy ride for most hedge funds. The September Eurekahedge report was released this week, and it revealed essentially flat performance for hedge funds last month, which matches data we've seen from Morgan Stanley. Investors have not been eager to hand over their assets either, as performance-driven losses paired with weak allocations for a lackluster performance in August.

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Hedge funds underperformed in August

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up a mere 0.09% in August, versus the 1.06% gain in the MSCI World Index. For the full year, the index is up 0.45%, which...

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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.