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Macro hedge funds led industry-wide gains in February, extending the strong start to 2022 by again posting negatively-correlated gains as financial market volatility surged across equity, fixed income, commodity, and currency markets as Russia invaded Ukraine.

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<li>Event-Driven, Equity Hedge lead performance and capital levels;</li>
<li>Managers, investors position for inflation, interest rate increases;</li>
<li>Full-year net inflows to smallest firms nearly match inflows to largest firms</li>
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Hedge funds advanced in December to conclude a strong year dominated by uncertainty and high volatility, as managers navigated the dual challenges of increasing

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<li>Equity Hedge, Event Driven lead reversal of November declines </li>
<li>Crypto, Commodity, Activist, Energy and Yield Alternatives lead gains for ’21 </li>
<li>Inflation, interest rates, virus and crypto top exposure themes into ‘22 </li>
</ul>

Total hedge fund industry capital increased narrowly in the third quarter as equity and interest rate volatility escalated, while managers and investors positioned for additional volatility through year-end.

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<li>Fifth consecutive quarter of net asset inflows as volatility rises;</li>
<li>Fixed income-based Relative Value Arbitrage leads gains</li>
</ul>

Hedge funds gained in September, navigating a volatile month paced by sharp declines in global equities and fixed income, as inflationary pressures continued to mount.

<p><span>Hedge funds gained in September, navigating a volatile month paced by sharp declines in global equities and fixed income, as inflationary pressures continued to mount. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index</span><span>®</span><span> (FWC) advanced +0.13 percent in September, topping declines in equities by over 500 basis points, while the investable HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +0.24 percent, according to data releas...

Hedge funds gained in September, navigating a volatile month paced by sharp declines in global equities and fixed income, as inflationary pressures continued to mount.

<p><span>Hedge funds posted a narrow loss in July, the first decline since September 2020, ending the streak of consecutive monthly gains at nine. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index</span><span>®</span><span> (FWC) fell -0.6 percent in July, while the investable HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index declined -0.5 percent, according to data released today by HFR</span><span>®</span><span>, the established gl...