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The Eurekahedge Report – June 2011

Introduction

Hedge funds ended their ten month winning run in May, as the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index lost 1.24%1 during the month. Most regional hedge funds ended the month with negative returns while Latin American managers delivered gains of 0.42%. Despite the high volatility, managers across the regions were able to outperform the underlying markets and deliver significant downside protection. The industry attracted $8.14 billion in net asset flows while performance based losses were $13.13 billion.

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

May 2011US$ billion
Allocation (Inflows) 28.79
Redemption (Outflows) -20.65
Net Asset Flows 8.14
Positive Performance (Growth) 15.75
Negative Performance (Decline) -28.88
Total -13.13
Overall Total -4.99

 

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Footnote

1Based on 75.73% of funds which have reported May 2011 returns as at 19 June 2011 .



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