CHICAGO, (June 8, 2018) Energy hedge funds soared in May to the best monthly gain since April 2016, leading the performance of the broad-based HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index with strong complementary contributions from Healthcare, Energy Infrastructure, and Technology exposures. The HFRI EH: Energy/Basic Materials Index surged +6.3 percent in May, leading all indices in the month and bringing the YTD gain to +8.7 percent, according to data released today by HFR, the established global industry leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) was up +1.0 percent in May, the strongest month since January and bringing YTD performance to +1.4 percent through May. Strong and accelerating gains in the US economy drove HFRI gains, which were tempered by prospects for EU political instability and corresponding rising Italian bond yields. The YTD gain of the HFRI FWC tops the DJIA, as well as German DAX, FTS
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
Hedge funds surge to conclude 2020 Monday, January 11, 2021 Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged once again in December, extending strong November gains and concluding the volatile year, which had been dominated by the global
coronavirus pandemic, generational political uncertainty, and protests. The investable HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index surged +3.5 percent for the month, bringing full-year 2020
performance to +9.8 percent, topping both the DJIA and FTSE 100 indices.
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index also surged +4.5 percent in December, extending its full-year return to +11.6 percent, according to data released by HFR. The FY 2020 gain for the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index marks an impressive