| 29.10.2021 Hedge funds down 0.67% in September as higher inflationary pressure weighed on sentiment |
| Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers ended the month of September down 0.67% on an equal-weighted basis, and down 0.77% on an asset-weighted basis, said Eurekahedge. Market risk sentiment shifted lower due to concerns over rising inflation driven by supply chain bottlenecks and the developing energy crisis in Europe and China. On a year-to-date basis, global hedge funds were up 8.16% over the first 9 months of 2021, recording the strongest September year-to-date return since 2009 despite the ongoing pandemic. Returns were negative across geographic mandates in September with European hedge funds in the lead with a return of -0.12% while Latin American hedge funds lagged their geographic peers with a return of -2.01%. Across strategies, distressed debt and event driven hedge funds outperformed their strategic peers with returns of 0.85% and 0.62% respectively throughout the month. |