Man FRM Early View

Hedge fund managers generally posted losses in a choppy month for traditional risk assets.

April was a mixed month for hedge fund managers, but continued to provide good diversification to traditional assets.

Hedge fund managers enjoyed a strong month in March, with gains coming from several strategies.

Hedge fund returns were mixed in February, as strategies reacted to the build up of tensions around the Ukraine invasion.

Wide-ranging returns for hedge fund managers during January left the industry down as a whole.

Hedge fund managers generally ended 2021 with a positive month, as risk assets rallied and quantitative strategies enjoyed positive returns. 

Hedge fund strategies, in aggregate, delivered negative returns in November.

The hedge fund industry saw gains across many strategies in October, as risk seeking assets in equity and credit rallied, with notably positive returns from quantitative strategies.

A choppy month for hedge funds as markets and strategies saw increased levels of volatility.

A more muted month for hedge funds as thinner summer volumes lead to a difficult trading environment.

Continued positive performance for hedge funds with exposure to risk assets, despite a mid-month reversal in FX.

Hedge funds had a mixed month in June, with noise around the slight change in tone from the Federal Reserve leading to a change in market dynamics.