Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, has launched a premium content section on its hedge fund indexes Web site. The new section provides in-depth analytical tools and news to give media and investors greater transparency of the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks and insight into the industry.

Dow Jones Indexes developed the new premium section in an effort to better inform market participants of the performance and break down of the six hedge fund strategies that make up the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks.

To access the premium content of the Web site (www.djhedgefundindexes.com), users must fill out an online registration form. Registration is free.

The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks are style-pure hedge fund strategy indexes based on the performance of a managed account platform. The six strategies are convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, event driven, equity long/short (U.S.), equity market neutral and merger arbitrage.

An exposure drilldown tool on the premium site allows users to view each strategy by asset class, size, style and sector as defined by the Dow Jones Wilshire Index family. Daily and monthly snapshots of each strategy are included.

Also available is a 30-day analysis that maps the beta of each strategy against the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite Index and the Dow Jones Corporate Bond Index — allowing users to compare the benchmarks with the U.S. equity and U.S. corporate bond markets, respectively.

Industry news on the premium site will be provided by “Dow Jones Hedge Fund Trades,” a weekly hedge fund newsletter launched by Dow Jones Newsletters in November 2005. Dow Jones Newsletters and Dow Jones Indexes are business units of Dow Jones & Company. Users may access one full article and the first three paragraphs of premium articles without subscribing to the newsletter.

To access the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes Web site, please visit www.djhedgefundindexes.com.