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Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund industry returns 2.73% YTD in April: hedge fund news

Monday, May 22, 2023

In the week ending May 19th 2023, the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge said that the hedge fund industry built on its prior month's gains in April, returning 0.41% for the month. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index gained 1.56% in April. For the year to date, the hedge fund industry has returned 2.73% through the end of April. The S&P 500 Total Return Index was up 9.17% over the same period.

Amidst an uncertain economic environment, a new report indicates a continuing shift in portfolio dynamics towards longer-held positions necessitating a tightening of liquidity rules into 2022. Hedge fund terms regarding withdrawal frequency, investor-level gates, and so-called "hard lock-ups" all trended toward limiting liquidity last year, revealed the Seward & Kissel New Manager Hedge Fund Study.

In new launches, Marc Lasry, co-founder and CEO of the New York-based investment firm Avenue Capital Group, said he is launching a sports fund that aims to put money into women's sports teams in the U.S., basketball teams in Africa and other sports teams in Asia; weden-based global private equity major ......................

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