Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds advanced in January to begin 2021, actively trading
through a turbulent month dominated by a volatile surge in trading from retail investors concentrated in a
handful of deep value equities with significant short interest. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index
(FWC) gained +0.9 percent in January, while the investable HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index
advanced +0.35 percent, according to data released today by HFR.
Reflecting the powerful trading trends, the HFRI FWC experienced a wide dispersion in
constituent performance, as the top decile of the HFRI gained +11.6 percent, while the bottom decile
declined -7.8 percent for the month. As reported previously by HFR, total hedge fund capital jumped to