PivotalPath has released their monthly report, the Pivotal Point Of View, which measures performance among more than 2,400 institutionally-relevant hedge funds, as well as 40+ different hedge fund strategies and $2.5T in total industry assets. What were some of the biggest takeaways for Q1 so far?
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We continue to see the rotation from growth to value as inflation, volatility, and Ukraine/Russia dominate, but interestingly, the small cap (size) factor saw outsized performance in February, being up +1.9% and +1.7% YTD. The “Value over Growth” spread is now 13.5%. Additionally, the best returns we saw came from Multi-Strat, Managed Futures, Global Macro and Credit, as Commodities, especially oil, reached fresh highs not seen in a decade.
Below are a few quick highlights.
- The PivotalPath Composite Index, a broad measure of overall hedge fund performance, gained 0.3% – outperforming most major indices
- PivotalPath’s Dispersion Indicator decreased in February to 3.8%.
- The “Value over Growth” shift continued in February with the PivotalPath proprietary Cyclical Sectors Basket outperforming the Growth Sectors Basket by 4.2% in February. Through February the spread is now 13.5%. In addition, the small cap (size) factor performed well in February (+1.9%) and YTD (+1.7%).
