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<p><span>Hedge funds gained in the fourth quarter to conclude a volatile year, with managers navigating a complicated dynamic of macroeconomic and geopolitical risks driven by generational inflation, sharp increases in interest rates, falling equity markets, a weakening global economy, an uncertain trajectory of pandemic/quarantine impacts and the collapse of the cryptocurrency market. Total global hedge fund capital finished the year at $3.83 trillion, a quarterly increase of $44 billion, as reported today by HFR</span><span>&reg;</span><span>, the esta...

<p><span>Hedge funds posted mixed performance in December to conclude the volatile 2022, though still outperformed accelerating declines in equity and fixed income markets as investors positioned for continued macroeconomic uncertainty in 2023 driven by generational inflation, rising interest rates and possible economic slowdown. Cryptocurrencies also remained highly uncertain following the 4Q collapse of the FTX exchange platform.</span></p>

Hedge fund capital decline slows as financial market volatility accelerates in Q3 2022; HFRI 500 Macro Index surges 17% YTD as currencies, commodities, risk mitigation and CTAs extend 2022 gains.

The HFRI 500 Macro Index gained +13.2% in 1H 2022 and the HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index declined -4.1%

In the week ending April 29th 2022, HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report said that total global hedge fund industry capital remained above the $4 trillion milestone, as managers navigated extreme volatility with leadership from uncorrelated Macro s