Hedge Funds Performance April

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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