New York (HedgeCo.net) – RBC Capital Markets reported that for the month of March 2010 the RBC Hedge 250 Index(R) had a net return of 1.59 percent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 1.80 percent. These returns are estimated and will be finalized by the middle of next month. The return for February 2010 has been finalized at 0.31 percent.

The RBC Hedge 250 Index is an investable benchmark of the performance of the hedge fund industry. The Index operates in accordance with a unique construction methodology. Comprised of approximately 250 actual hedge funds, the RBC Hedge 250 Index is positioned as the industry’s most diversified and representative investable index. The Universe on which the Index is based currently consists of 5,228 hedge funds (excludes funds of hedge funds) with aggregate assets under management of $967 billion.

Since its inception on July 1, 2005 through the end of February 2010, the RBC Hedge 250 Index has had an annualized net return of 3.87 percent. In comparison, over the same period, other investable indices have averaged 1.53 percent while non-investable indices have averaged 5.96 percent, according to information reported by the sponsors of those indices.

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