Opalesque Industry Update - The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index November 2016 measured 1.53%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.24% in December. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index was positive for December 2016 , rising 0.24%, indicating net flows into hedge funds," said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. "This increase was somewhat less than the same period a year ago when December 2015 produced 0.75%. The smaller net increase for December 2016 reflects lower levels of both inflows and outflows, reflecting generally subdued activity in the sector." SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is an asset-weighted, independent monthly window on hedge fund performance. On the ninth business day of each month it provides a flash estimate of the gross aggregate performance of funds for which SS&C GlobeOp provides monthly administration services on the SS&C GlobeOp platform. Interim and final values, both gross and net, are provided in each of the two following months, respectively. Online data can be segmented by gross and net performance, and by time periods. The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index is transparent, consistent in data processing, and free from selection or survivorship bias. Its inception date is January 1, 2006. The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index offers a unique reflection of the return on capital invested in funds. It does not overstate exposure to, or the contribution of, any single strategy to aggregate hedge fund performance. Since its inception, the correlation of the SS&C GlobeOp Performance Index to many popular equity market indices has been approximately 25% to 30%. This is substantially lower than the equivalent correlation of other widely followed hedge fund performance indices. |
Industry Updates
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: November performance 1.53%; Capital Movement Index: December net flows advance 0.24%
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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