Fri, Mar 29, 2024
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Industry Updates

HFRU Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.63% to mid February, up 1.46% year to date

Thursday, February 21, 2013
Opalesque Industry Update - UCITS hedge funds extended gains through mid-February, with the HFRU Global Hedge Fund Index gaining +0.63%, with positive contributions across all main strategies.

HFRU Equity Hedge Index gained +0.99% through mid-February, with positive contributions from exposure to Technology, Telecom, Financial, Emerging Markets and US and European small cap equity.

HFRU Event Driven Index gained +0.58% through mid-February, as M&A activity surged on both strategic and financial transactions. Activity spanned across range of deals including Dell, Heinz, American-US Airways, Liberty Global /Virgin Media, Dish Network/Clearwire, and including continuing activist and special situations activity in Apple and Herbalife.

HFRU Relative Value Index gained +0.57% through mid-February, as corporate credit and deal spreads continued to tighten while government bond yields remained steady, with positive contributions from Convertible Arbitrage, Real Estate & Property and Fixed Income Arbitrage exposures.

HFRU Macro Index gained +0.24% through mid-February, with positive contributions from Currency, Commodity and CTA strategies as currency trading volume spiked on activity in Euro, Swiss, US dollar and short Japanese Yen positions.

Hedge Fund Research's mid February 2013 performance notes revealed that global equity markets extended 2013 gains through mid-February, as both active currency exposure and increased M&A activity contributed to hedge fund performance gains. European equities were mixed across regions, with gains in UK, Switzerland and Sweden offset by declines in France, Germany and Italy; Asian equities continued recent strong performance, with gains across Japan, China, Australia and the Philippines.

US equities gained across most market capitalization, with leadership from small cap and value exposures. Semiconductors and Oil Services led sector gains, with additional contributions from REITS and Non-Cyclicals. The US dollar posted gains against most major currencies through mid-February, including the Euro, Swiss Franc, British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen; US/Yen traded actively to a 33-month high in early February on expectations of continued Bank of Japan stimulus.

Despite the active currency trading, sovereign yields were little changed across US, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands through mid-February, and modest increases in UK and Italy. Platinum, Oil and Lumber led commodity gains which were offset by declines in Natural Gas, Silver & Wheat. M&A activity spiked through mid-month, with activity across range of deals and continuing activist and special situations activity contributing to strong Event Driven performance.

Press release

bc

What do you think?

   Use "anonymous" as my name    |   Alert me via email on new comments   |   
Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. KKR raises $6.4bn for the largest pan-Asia infrastructure fund[more]

    Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The New York-based global investment firm KKR has raised a record $6.4bn for its second Asia-focused infrastructure fund, underlining investors' continued appetite for private markets. According to a media release from the alternative assets manager, the figure top

  2. Bucking the trend, top hedge fund makes plans for a second SPAC[more]

    From Institutional Investor: SPACs aren't dead. At least not to the folks at Cormorant Asset Management. The life sciences firm, whose hedge fund topped its peers in 2023, is confident it will match the success of its first blank-check company. Last week, the life sciences and biopharma speciali

  3. Benefit Street Partners closes fifth fund on $4.7 billion[more]

    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Benefit Street Partners has closed its fifth flagship direct lending vehicle, BSP Debt Fund V, with $4.7 billion of investable capital across the strategy. Benefit Street invests primarily in privately originated, floating rate, senior secured loans. The fun

  4. 4 hedge fund themes that are working in 2024[more]

    From The Street: A poor earnings report from Tesla (TSLA) has not hurt the indexes on Thursday. The decline in Tesla stock, which is losing its position in the Magnificent Seven pantheon, is more than offset by strong earnings from IBM (IBM) and ServiceNow (NOW) . In addition, the much higher-t

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: A global macro fund eyes opportunities in bonds[more]

    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Munich-based ThirdYear Capital rebounded in 2023, following a tough year for global macro. The firm's flagship ART Global Macro strategy finished the year up 1