The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted gains of 0.23% in July, bringing the YTD return to 7.88% and marking the sixth positive return in the first seven months of the year.
Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc
As geopolitical tensions intensify, the global macroeconomic outlook is increasingly uncertain and as a result, central banks have turned more dovish in 2019. With bond yields falling, however, equities have rallied this year following a difficult Q4 2018. At this critical time for the industry, investors now have a tough choice to make: do they invest for growth or protection?
Hedge Fund Performance Update: July 2019
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted gains of 0.23% in July. This improved the YTD return for 2019 to 7.88% and marks the sixth positive return in the first seven months of the year.
- Multi-strategy hedge funds posted the highest return (+1.63%) for the month but, despite lacklustre gains in July, equity strategies funds remain the top performers (+9.59%) for the year so far.
- Hedge funds employing credit strategies managed to maintain their positive run. Having returned 0.70% in July, they remain the only top-level strategy with no negative monthly returns so far this year.
- Vehicles focusing on North America led the pack for July with a return of 0.67%. North America has seen YTD gains of 9.15%, making it the best performing region, ahead of emerging markets-focused funds (+7.87%).
- Funds of hedge funds and liquid alternatives all made gains through the month, while CTAs built on June’s momentum to return 1.31% in July. This was driven by systematic CTAs, which have returned 8.27% in 2019 YTD.
Article by Preqin
