Investors poured another $36 billion into hedge funds in May, adding nearly a percentage point of growth to industry assets. May marked the third consecutive period of net inflows in what appears to be an accelerating trend. The Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions, shows $19.1 billion in net inflows in March, a 22% jump in April ($23.3 billion) followed by a nearly 55% leap in May.…
Uncertainty Begins to Cloud Brightening Economic Narrative; Barclay CTA Index Sheds -0.18% in June but Up 4.69% YTD
Rocked by Both Washington and Beijing, Crypto Rout Continues: Down Another -7.35% in June
Managed futures funds reversed course in June losing -0.18% following four consecutive months in the black, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. The year-to-date picture remained positive, however, with CTAs up 4.69% cumulatively through June.…
Reports of the Death of the Tech Bull-Run Exaggerated; BarclayHedge Index Compounded Return of 8.95% YTD
Every Subsector of the Hedge Fund Industry in the Black through June 2021, According to Backstop BarclayHedge
The hedge fund industry continued its winning ways in June, returning +0.88% on the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. This marks the eighth consecutive month of positive results for hedge funds. On a year-to-date basis, the Barclay Hedge Fund Index shows a compounded return of +8.99%.…
Hedge Fund Assets Grow Nearly 40% YoY After Posting $23.3 Billion in April Net Inflows
All CTA Sectors Grow YoY; Industry Assets Up Nearly 19% Since April 2020
Net Inflows of $23.3 billion in April signaled a continued vote of investor confidence in the hedge fund industry. This result represented an increase in industry AUM of .6% on the month and built momentum on the previous month’s $19.1 billion increase in hedge fund assets, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. Industry trading profits exceeded $55.5 billion in April and carried the industry’s aggregate AUM figure past the $4.18 trillion mark.…
Managed Futures Funds Advance Solidly in May Despite Uneasiness Elsewhere
May Sees Crypto Assets Shed a Trillion Dollars’ Worth of Market Cap
Managed futures funds ground out another solid batch of returns this month, yielding 0.81% and making May the fourth period in a row of gains for the CTA industry. For the year-to-date interval, CTAs have earned their investors a return of 4.85% according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.…
Hedge Funds Score Seventh Consecutive Month in the Black with 1.08% Returns in May
All BarclayHedge Hedge Fund Indices Positive for 2021
The hedge fund industry notched its seventh consecutive month in the black, posting a 1.08% return for the month of May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. In aggregate hedge funds outpaced the S&P 500 Total Return Index by 38 basis points on the month.…
March Trading Profits and Inflows Propel Hedge Fund Assets Under Management to a Record High of $4.07 Trillion
Hedge funds saw $19.1 billion in new assets flow into the industry in March. Coupled with a $28.5 billion monthly trading profit, total hedge fund industry assets rose to more than $4.07 trillion as March ended, a new record high.…
Barclay CTA Index Returns 1.43% in April, According to Backstop BarclayHedge
Commodity Prices Surge, Equity Markets Continue to Rise and Managed Futures Funds Reap the Benefits
Managed futures funds produced a third straight positive month in April returning 1.43%, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year to date, CTAs returned 3.80% through April.…
Hedge Funds Return 2.14%, Up 7.06% Year to Date, According to Backstop BarclayHedge
All Hedge Fund Sectors but One in the Black for the Month as Economic Indicators Suggest the Recovery Is Gaining Speed
The hedge fund industry added to its gains in April, returning 2.14% as the industry posted a sixth consecutive month in the black, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison the S&P 500 Total Return Index gained 5.34% in April.…
Hedge Funds Experience $9.0 Billion in Redemptions in February as Investors Respond to Late 2020 COVID-19 Surge and Accompanying Economic Fallout
Hedge fund flows reversed course in February with $9.0 billion in redemptions, following $30.5 billion in industry inflows a month earlier.…
