Hedge Funds Performance April

Hedge Funds Show Positive Performance in April 2010

Hedge fund performance was again positive in April 2010, the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Index returned +1.55% last month.  Hedge fund assets rose by an estimated 1.60% to about $2.3 trillion in April.  Here are the highlights from the HFN April data.

• Through April, the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Index stood 3.91% above the pre-2008 financial crisis peak set back in October 2007.

• Hedge fund assets increased an estimated +1.60% to $2.299 trillion in April.

• Investors allocated a net $7.67 billion to hedge funds in April and performance accounted for an additional $28.52 billion resulting in a total assets increase of $36.18 billion during the month.

• Investor flows were positive in April for the 11th month in the last 12. There was a slight outflow in December 2009 due to year-end redemption trends.

• The Core Growth Rate (% increase in assets due solely to investor flows) was +0.34% in April.

• Total hedge fund assets are an estimated $638 billion below their peak set in Q2 2008.  Source

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