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Hedge fund strategies performed mostly positively during July. CTAs were one of the strongest performers, benefiting from the US drought and rising energy prices. Only a few strategies had declines.
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All hedge fund indexes had declines in June, although performance across sub-strategies was mixed. CTA/managed futures funds fared particularly badly. Equity long/short funds had a better month.
Hedge fund performance took a hit in May as uncertainty over the eurozone continued to impact investor sentiment. CTAs took advantage of the trends created and ended the month in positive territory.
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Hedge fund indexes fell in April, with the exception of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, which ended the month up 0.12%. Many strategies were flat in April and some have had good gains year-to-date.
Hedge funds have mixed performance in March after starting the year on an upward trend. Most strategies had marginal moves up or down. The only combined index to increase was Dow Jones/Credit Suisse.
Despite impressive performance and a long track record, the hedge funds run by Old Mutual Asset Managers are struggling to attract significant AUM. That is set to change this year, according to OMAM.
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