{"id":14995,"date":"2010-04-09T07:10:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=14995"},"modified":"2010-04-09T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T11:10:13","slug":"ucits-hedge-fund-strategy-index-up-224-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/04\/2010\/ucits-hedge-fund-strategy-index-up-224-in-march.html","title":{"rendered":"UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index  up 2,24% in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/chart_links-17ec27be.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/chart_links-17ec27be-300x175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/chart_links-17ec27be-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/chart_links-17ec27be.png 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.net) \u2014 After minor up and downs this year without any significant  movements in the first two months of 2010 the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index showed strength in  March for the first time this year. The month started with gains of 0,62% in  week one and saw the index rise continually with intra-month performances of  0,93% and 1,71% in week two and three respectively. With a strong overall finish, but especially of the largest sub-category L\/S Equity, the UCITS HFS Index  gained 2,24% in March and consequently turned positive with a year to date  performance of 2,23% in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>In March Global Macro not only defended its title of the most profitable strategy within  the UCITS HFS Index, but after an already successful first week the strategy enjoyed a good run in the second half of the month and closed with with a noteworthy gain of 5,66%. The other strategies outperforming the broad  UCITS HFS Index were Convertible (3,42%), L\/S Equity (3,00%) and Event Driven  (2,56%), the latter making nearly half of the profits in the last week of March.  Fixed Income and Market Neutral both managed to turn positive until the end of  March albeit starting in the red. But the worst performing strategy year to  date remains CTA (-0,31%), the March return of 1,87% still being overshadowed  by the severe losses of January this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the UCITS HFS Index<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UCITS HFS Index Series is the first index family that tracks all UCITS funds using hedge  fund strategies. The UCITS HFS Index Series includes all UCITS III funds that  apply absolute return strategies, have more than 10 Mio. \u20ac of assets under management, offer at least weekly liquidity and have reported numbers  for more than one month. Index tracking funds, long-only and 130\/30 strategies  are excluded.<\/p>\n<p>The indices are calculated on every 5th, 10th and 15th business day and at the end of  each month by the index calculator Structured Solutions AG. The results are published on the website <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ucitsindex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ucitsindex.com<\/a> and via the usual vendors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) \u2014 After minor up and downs this year without any significant movements in the first two months of 2010 the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index showed strength in March for the first time this year. 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