New Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Commentary Offers Insight into April Hedge Fund Performance

NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.39% in April. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of April. Some key findings from the report include:

• Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished April up 1.39%, with 9 out of 10 strategies in positive territory;
• In total, the industry saw estimated inflows of approximately $3.36 billion in April, bringing overall assets under management for the industry to approximately $1.85 trillion;
• The Equity Market Neutral and Fixed Income Arbitrage sectors experienced the largest asset inflows on a percentage basis, with inflows in April equal to 1.40% and 1.22% of the March 2013 levels, respectively;
• Event Driven funds sustained overall positive performance in April against the backdrop of a persisting overall market rally driven by technical momentum and investor demand; and,
• Long/Short Equity funds produced positive performance in April, despite a volatile month in equity markets, and continued their year-to-date string of positive performance. Managers benefitted from exposure to Healthcare, Financials, and Consumer Discretionary and Staples.

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Industry commentaries and publications are available in the "News" section of our website, www.hedgeindex.com. Click here to view the full report which includes an overview of April hedge fund performance, in-depth commentary on individual hedge fund sectors and hedge fund return dispersion statistics for each strategy.

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Source: Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, 2013.

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