Introduction
Hedge funds witnessed a third consecutive month of gains in September amid rallying markets and further monetary stimulus from major central banks around the globe. The benchmark Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index rose 1.03%1 while the MSCI World Index returned 2.29%2 over the month. US$8.1 billion in total assets were added during September, of which US$5.1 billion came from managers’ performance while the remaining US$2.9 billion came from investment inflows bringing the total size of the industry to US$1.76 trillion.
Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows:
| September 2012 | US$ billion |
|---|---|
| Allocation (Inflows) | 12.72 |
| Redemption (Outflows) | -9.79 |
| Net Asset Flows | 2.93 |
| Positive Performance (Growth) | 8.1 |
| Negative Performance (Decline) | -2.96 |
| Total | 5.14 |
| Overall Total | 8.06 |
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Footnote
1Based on 63.62% of funds which have reported September 2012 returns as at 16 October 2012
2MSCI AC World Index All Core Local Currency
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