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The Eurekahedge Report - September 2015

The benchmark Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 1.81%1 in August, while the MSCI World Index2 was down 6.66% over the month. Total assets under management declined by US$15.5 billion during the month – the sector witnessed performance-based losses of US$20.2 billion while registering net asset inflows of US$4.8 billion. The total size of the industry now stands at US$2.23 trillion.

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

August 2015 US$ billion
Allocation (Inflows) 13.98
Redemption (Outflows) -9.17
Net Asset Flows 4.76
Positive Performance (Growth) 7.83
Negative Performance (Decline) -28.08
Total Performance -20.25
Overall Total -15.49

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Footnote
1 Based on 52.28% of funds which have reported August 2015 returns as at 14 September 2015
2 MSCI AC World Index (Local)


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