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Opalesque Exclusive: Emanagers Total Index up 0.36% in March (+3.79% YTD) Emerging manager hedge funds and managed futures funds continued their positive performance last month, according to a first estimation based on the data of 288 funds listed in Opalesque Solutions' Emanagers database.

The Emanagers Total Index, tracking both hedge funds and managed futures funds, gained 0.36% in March, lifting its year to date return to 3.79%. Estimates for February and January were corrected to 1.37% and 2.02% respectively. Since January 2009, the index grew over 62% and outperformed both the global stock market and its hedge fund peers… Full press release: Source

MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index returns +3.3% for first quarter Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, reported preliminary hedge fund performance for March and for the first quarter as well as estimated asset flows through February 2012. The Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index, an asset-weighted composite of nearly 1,000 hedge funds in the Morningstar Hedge Fund database, eked out a 0.1% rise in March, ending the first quarter up 3.3%.

"After a strong start in the first two months of 2012, hedge funds lost steam in March and presented a mixed picture," said Terry Tian, alternative investments analyst with Morningstar. "While many U.S. equity stra......................

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