West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI), fell -2.44% in January amid severe declines in global equity markets such as the S&P 500, MSCI World Equity, and FTSE 100 indices.
Meanwhile, 79% of hedge funds outperformed the S&P 500, with 33% ending the month in positive territory.
Margaret Gilbert, Managing Director of GGHFI said, "Despite January being hedge funds’ weakest month since July 2002, hedge funds fell far less than equities….. This ‘downside protection’ is particularly apparent over the last twelve months with hedge funds returning +7.14%, outperforming the S&P 500 by +9.45% during this period."
For January, all four hedge fund strategy groups outperformed the S&P 500, according to the report. Directional Trading ended up +0.81%, while dedicated Short Sellers were the stellar performers, up +6.99%. January’s Index currently includes 1,011 constituent funds.
Greenwich Alternative Investments, LLC manages one of the world’s largest hedge fund databases and is a provider of hedge fund indices, asset management services and research to institutional investors worldwide.
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