Hedge Funds Flat In August, Up 2.50% Year-To-Date

Hedge Funds Flat In August, Up 2.50% Year-To-Date by Eurekahedge

Hedge funds were flat to marginally negative at 0.06% during the month of August¹ with much of this weakness led by underlying CTA/managed futures and macro mandated hedge funds. On the other hand, underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World Index (Local) were up 0.48%. Close to 60% of the underlying constituent hedge funds for the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index were in positive territory this month, with majority of them being long/short equity mandated. Asia ex-Japan hedge funds led performance among regional mandates this month, up 1.24% while distressed debt managers topped the table across strategies, gaining 1.77% over the same period.

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