Hedge Funds Unlikely To Take More Risk Until 2019

2017 was one of the best years in performance terms for the hedge fund industry as a whole. According to data compiled by hedge fund database provider Eurekahedge, hedge funds (as defined by the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index, Eurekahedge’s flagship equally weighted index of 2,666 constituent funds) added 8.45% in 2017, which was the best year for hedge funds and equity markets since 2013. However, the first quarter of 2018 saw the return of market volatility, which, according to the database provider, pushed nearly every major strategic mandate down into the red in February. Unfortunately for hedge fund managers, this…