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Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers:

Hedge funds delivered one of their best monthly performances this decade in April 2026, rebounding sharply from March's decline, according to the latest Monthly Hedge Fund Update from the Citco group of companies (Citco). All investment strategy groupings posted positive numbers, with Equity and Global Macro strategies leading the way.

The weighted average return across the US$1.3 trillion of hedge fund assets administered by Citco came in at 5.6% for the month. Nearly 90% of funds had positive returns in April, taking year-to-date (YTD) returns to 4.1%.

Equity strategies led the way with a weighted average return of 7%, with Global Macro funds close behind at 6%. Multi-Strategy funds returned 4.7%, while Commodities strategies came in at 2.8%. Fixed Income Arbitrage and Event Driven strategies were also positive at 1.9% and 1.3% respectively, reversing the previous month's declines.

In a further reversal of last month, the largest funds delivered the best performance. Funds with Assets under Administration (AUA) of more than US$3 billion had a weighted average return of 6.7%, followed by the US$500m-US$1bn category at 4.4%, and the smallest funds (less than US$200m of AUA) at 4.1%. Funds with between US$1bn-US$3bn of AUA returned 3.8%, with the US$200m-US$50......................

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