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Opalesque Roundup: Hedge Fund Index gains 1.3% in July, highest monthly return since April 2021: hedge fund news, week 31

Monday, August 22, 2022

In the week ending August 19th 2022, Eurekahedge reported that its Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.3% in July, recording its highest monthly return since April 2021 after three consecutive months of decline, totaling 4.1% in Q2. Despite the July rebound, global hedge funds remained down 4.0% YTD. Among strategies, long/short equity recorded the highest return of 2.2%, supported by the improvement in risk sentiment due to the strong rebound of the global equity market. Relative value (1.6%) and multi-strategy (1.6%) also rebounded in July, following three consecutive months of decline, totaling 4.0% and 3.4%, respectively, in Q2.

Hedge fund data provider PivotalPath is also out with its report on how funds performed in July, a month in which most major asset classes shook off the lows reached in June. PivotalPath's Composite Index, which tracks funds of various strategies, rose 0.9% last month.

In new launches, Arsenal Capital Partners, which specializes in investments in industrial growth and healthcare companies, has amassed $5.4 billion for two new funds, including its first vehicle targeting fast-growing, high-technology businesses; Thompson Street Capital Partners ......................

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