Opalesque Industry Update - Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index ("Broad Index") is confirmed up 2.90% in December and up 10.95% YTD. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co., LLC, said, "The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index rose 2.90% in December, with nine out of ten sectors posting positive performance for the month. Managed Futures was the best performing sector, finishing up 5.42%. Positive performance was also seen in the Event Driven sector, which finished up 3.93%, however Global Macro remains the strongest performing sector in 2010 after posting positive performance of 2.67% in December." Performance for the Broad Index and its ten sub-strategies is calculated monthly. December, November and year-to-date performance numbers are listed below and are available at www.hedgeindex.com. (press release) kb |