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The Eurekahedge Report – March 2013

Introduction

Hedge funds outperformed the markets and delivered marginally positive returns in February. The benchmark Eurekahedge Hedge Fund index was up 0.22%1 while the MSCI World Index was down 0.07%2 over the month. Total assets under management were up by US$5.00 billion during February – the sector witnessed net positive asset flows of US$5.35 billion while losing US$0.35 billion through performance-based losses. The total size of the industry now stands at US$1.81 trillion.

Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows:

February 2013 US$ billion
Allocation (Inflows) 15.14
Redemption (Outflows) -9.79
Net Asset Flows 5.35
Positive Performance (Growth) 6.05
Negative Performance (Decline) -6.4
Total -0.35
Overall Total 5

 

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Footnote

1Based on 61.88% of funds which have reported February 2013 returns as at 15 March 2013

2MSCI AC World Index All Core USD



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