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In the week ending August 20th 2021, Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge said that investors diverted an additional $16.6 billion to hedge funds in June. The month's inflows represented 0.4% of assets and continued an inflow trend that saw $36 billion in new assets in May, $23.3 billion in April and $19.1 billion in March. A $16.8 billion June trading profit brought total hedge fund industry assets to more than $4.32 trillion. The average Billion Dollar Club (BDC) hedge fund gained 0.1% in July but could not prevent the broader HFM Global Composite Index from slipping 0.1% off the back of underperformance among sub-BDC funds. In what was a turbulent month for markets, few hedge funds added significantly to YTD gains in July, although most protected what had been for the industry a 13-year high half-year advance in H1. After seven months, hedge funds globally are averaging 9.0% gains for the year, with BDC funds up 7.2%. The APS All China Long Short Fund returned over +7% net in July 2021 - compared to -10% for the MSCI Golden Dragon Index, and +3% for the Eurkahedge Greater China Long/Short Equities index. In new launches, Gordian Capital announced the launch of the Japan Catalyst Fund sub-advised by Tokyo based, Japan Catalyst, Inc., a 100% subsidiary of listed Monex Group; Hedge fund manager Quentin Koffey has left Senator Investment Group, where he spearheaded the firm's activism strategy for two years, and plans to launch his own firm in the future, Senat...................... To view our full article Click here |
Alternative Market Briefing Weekly
Saturday, August 21, 2021
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