Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (“GGHFI”) ended the month mostly lower in August, but continued to outperform world equity markets. The GGHFI declined 2.4% compared to global equity returns in the S&P 500 Total Return (-5.43%), MSCI World Equity (-7.26%), and FTSE 100 (-6.54%) equity indices. 29% of constituent funds in the GGHFI ended the month with gains. Hedge Fund Strategy Highlights
• Directional Trading funds are the best performing group of funds in August, gaining 0.3% (press release) Full performance table: http://www.greenwichai.com/index.php/returns-gai-global-hf-indices
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Industry Updates
Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index down 2.4% in August (-1.5% YTD) but continues to outperform world equity markets
Friday, September 09, 2011
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