New York (HedgeCo.Net) – While the end of the first quarter was down 0.18%, Hedge funds still had a strong first quarter performance generating $30 Billion. Strong returns posted by fund managers in the previous month saw hedge fund performance (Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index) up 1.05% in Q1 2014, outperforming the MSCI World Index which has gained 0.67% over the same period.
Eurekahedge sites these key takeaways for the month of March 2014:
- Global hedge funds were up 1.05% in Q1 2014, with North American and European fund managers leading the tables with returns of 2.50% and 1.63% respectively.
- Net asset flows for Q1 2014 stood at US$32.6 billion, with capital allocations to North American managers at US$ 17.7 billion and those for European managers at US$ 13.6 billion.
- Japan focused hedge funds posted their third consecutive month of negative returns – down 0.84% in March and 2.09% in the first quarter of the year.
- Latin America focused managers surpassed all regional mandates delivering the strongest gains – up 1.53% in March, and outperforming the MSCI EM Latin America Index2 by 2.45% in Q1 2014.
- Distressed debt investing hedge funds delivered their ninth consecutive month of positive returns – up 2.70% in the first quarter of the year.
- CTA/managed futures hedge funds continued to languish, down 0.98% in March and 0.33% in Q1 2014. Investors have redeemed US$5.0 billion from the strategy in the first quarter of the year.
- Eastern Europe & Russia focused hedge funds fared the worst, losing 2.54% in March and 8.02% in Q1 2014, weighed down by geopolitical tensions in the region.
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