Hedge Fund Managers Ended June 2020 Up 1.75%

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Jacob Wolinsky
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Hedge funds recorded strong performance in the second quarter driven by the global equity market recovery

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Equal-weighted and asset-weighted hedge fund performance

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Hedge fund managers ended June 2020 up 1.75% on an equal-weighted basis, and 0.82% on an asset-weighted basis, driven by the resumption of the economic activity of most countries and recorded strong macroeconomic data which boosted the performance of the global equity market during the month.

Over the month of June, US$6.6 billion of investor outflows counterbalanced by US$2.2 billion of performance-driven gains were recorded by the global hedge fund industry.

Hedge fund performance by region (2020 YTD)

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Hedge fund performance by strategy (2020 YTD)

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Annual launches and closures of global hedge funds

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Average management fees of North American and global hedge funds

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Jacob Wolinsky is the founder of HedgeFundAlpha (formerly ValueWalk Premium), a popular value investing and hedge fund focused intelligence service. Prior to founding the company, Jacob worked as an equity analyst focused on small caps. Jacob lives with his wife and five kids in Passaic NJ. - Email: jacob(at)hedgefundalpha.com FD: I do not purchase any equities to avoid conflict of interest and any insider information. I only purchase broad-based ETFs and mutual funds.