Hedge funds that performed positively during a rough third quarter of 2015 were relative value strategies and CTAs, posting slight gains, while equity and event driven strategies, positive in the second quarter of 2015, found difficulty in the third quarter, a Prequin report shows. Hedge funds down near 4 percent in the third quarter, while CTAs show slight gain, Asian-pacific funds hard hit In their third quarter hedge fund update, Prequin reported a relatively bleak picture for most hedge fund strategies, which, on average, were down near 4 percent. During July, August and September, equity and event driven strategies consistently trailed,…
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- Hedge funds down near 4 percent in the third quarter, while CTAs show slight gain, Asian-pacific funds hard hit
- Hedge fund launches on the rise, as macro and equity strategies dominate and European focused funds emerge
- Long / short relative value strategies most sought after by institutional investors, as increase in fund searches by pension funds, foundations and wealth managers offsets quarter over quarter search decline by fund of fund managers
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