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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.
<ul> <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> </ul>
Hedge funds advanced in December to conclude a strong year dominated by uncertainty and high volatility, as managers navigated the dual challenges of increasing
<ul> <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.