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In the week ending August 21st 2020 it was revealed that hedge funds reversed course in June from the pandemic-driven redemption trend of prior months, posting $15.1 billion in inflows. It was a significant turnaround from $8.0 billion in outflows in May, $38.1 billion in April and $85.6 billion in redemptions in March.

Hedge funds continued their strong performance in July, with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark gaining +3.29%, compared to June's +2.53% - this brought the YTD performance into positive territory (+2.88%), and pushed the 12-month return to +5.46%.

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was also up 2.52% in July, supported by the robust performance of the underlying global equity market, bringing its year-to-date return to 1.65%. In comparison, the MSCI ACWI IMI (Local) gained 3.67% over the same month.

July is also the hedge fund industry's fourth consecutive positive month with a 2.76% return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge,

Managed futures funds were profitable in July as the CTA industry realized a 1.63% monthly gain, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year-to-date CTAs were up 2.49% through July.

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