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Hedge funds up +1.26% in April extending rebound - eVestment
Friday, May 10, 2019

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

Hedge funds gained an average of +1.26% in April, the fourth consecutive month of positive returns according to the just-released eVestment April 2019 hedge fund performance data. Hedge funds are up +6.52% year to date through 2019, representing the industry's best first four months since 2006.

Event Driven and Activist strategies were big winners in April, returning an average of +2.79% last month and +9.94% so far this year. This is a noticeable turnaround from 2018, when Event Driven and Activist funds were deep in the red at -10.30%.

Managed futures funds performed well in April, reversing long-term underperformance in ......................

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