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In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in October amidst a backdrop of generally negative performance in global equities and increasing…

Hedge funds generated positive performance during Q3, up 2.4%, but underperformed both bonds and equities.

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in September amidst a backdrop of mixed performance in global equities and falling government…

Aurum’s commingled and bespoke fund of hedge funds $US classes delivered positive returns over Q3 2024, with performance ranging from +0.5% to +2.0%….

Aurum Funds Limited hosted their second Alternative ESG Symposium in May 2024, aimed at driving forward positive, sustainable change across the industry…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in August amidst a backdrop of volatility in equities earlier in the month, followed by a strong…

Event driven hedge funds focus on exploiting pricing inefficiencies caused by corporate events such as mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, bankruptcies…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in July. Most hedge fund strategies had positive performance, with the exception of quant. The…

Aurum Funds Limited hosted their second Alternative ESG Symposium in May 2024, aimed at driving forward positive, sustainable change across the industry…

Aurum’s commingled and bespoke fund of hedge funds $US classes delivered returns ranging from +0.8% to +1.8% in Q2 2024, driven by robust performances…

Hedge fund assets – as measured by those funds reporting to Aurum’s Hedge Fund Data Engine – have grown by $103.1bn since the end of 2023 to stand at just under $3.0tn…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in June. Strategy performance was mixed. The average asset weighted hedge fund net return across…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in May; most strategies, particularly those with a higher beta to equities, had positive performance….

Aurum Funds Limited hosted their second Alternative ESG Symposium in May 2024, aimed at driving forward positive, sustainable change across the industry…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally flat in April, however this masked dispersion between underlying strategies; the average asset weighted…

Multi-strategy hedge funds seek to maximise risk-adjusted returns by investing in a variety of underlying investment strategies, or differing…

Performance for Aurum’s commingled fund of hedge funds $US classes ranged from +1.5% to +3.8% in the first quarter of 2024. Multi-strategy and systematic…

Hedge funds ended Q1 2024 up 4.9%, outperforming bonds, -2.1%, but behind equities, +7.3%. Quant was the strongest performing master strategy in Q1…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in March; the average asset weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 2.06%. For…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in February; the average asset weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 1.80%….

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in January; the average asset weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 0.99%….

Hedge fund assets – as measured by those funds reporting to Aurum’s Hedge Fund Data Engine – have grown by $93.2bn since the end of 2022 to stand at…

In summary Hedge fund performance was generally positive in December; the average asset weighted hedge fund net return across all strategies was 1.64%….

Macro funds typically take positions (either directional or relative value) in currencies, bonds, equities and commodities, based on fundamental and qualitative…

Five-year CAR for hedge funds was at 4.9% at the end of Q3, above bonds at -1.7% and just above equities at 4.1%. Global equities*** and bonds** were both down…

Hedge fund assets – as measured by those funds reporting to Aurum’s Hedge fund Data Engine – have grown by $35.3bn since the end of 2022…

Quantitative hedge funds are investment firms that use advanced mathematical and statistical models, as well as computer algorithms, to make investment…

Global growth surprised markets positively in Q1 2023. Global equities and bonds returned 6.35% and 3.19% respectively. Strategies with higher beta…

Investors determine whether hedge fund fees and redemption terms are appropriate through the manager selection process. Consideration is given to whether…

In summary… The hedge fund industry was down 2.4% in 2022. Global equities** and global bonds*** have fallen 20.0% and 16.7% respectively. It has been…

With COP27 moving the focus on climate justice up the agenda, it seemed a good time to share with you a recent conversation between Emily Forsyth-Davies,…

The period under review includes ‘the worst cross asset selloff since 1981’ with simultaneous declines across equities, commodities, corporate and…

Macro funds generated an average return of 2.2% in the 12 months through September 2022. Strategy AUM has fallen by $11.1bn, due to net outflows of $16.3bn…

Quant funds generated an average return of 12.8% in the 12 months to August 2022 Strategy AUM has grown by $42.8bn, net profits contributed $47.8bn of…

In this educational series about hedge funds, we go back to basics, looking at what hedge funds are, why investors choose to invest in hedge funds and…

Earlier this year we wrote about the growing performance gap that has emerged between hedge funds and their alternative UCITS (“alt UCITS”) counterparts…

Hedge fund performance was down 4.0% YTD. H1 2022 has been an extraordinarily challenging time period, not only for financial markets, but also for the…

Manager selection is critical when it comes to investing in hedge funds or fund of hedge funds. In the latter part of 2021, we did a short note looking…

Equity l/s underperformed over the past year, with the strategy underperforming directional equities, as well as the broader hedge fund universe. Equity…

Multi-strategy funds posted 12 consecutive months of positive returns during a period that provided a number of significant challenges across the hedge…

In the wake of recent market volatility, even more investors are seeking downside protection from hedge funds, resulting in large inflows into the hedge…

Emily Forsyth-Davies, Head of ESG, Aurum Research Limited, has recently revamped the Aurum Group’s UK employee volunteering offering. These are her three…

Event driven funds generated an average return of +9.1% in the 12 months to January 2022. AUM has grown by $28.5bn, 76% of this growth was driven by performance….

Since their inception in 2007 So, in conclusion it seems that the perception of safety and enhanced liquidity that alt UCITS offer seems to have come…

A combination of positive performance and marginal net inflows saw industry assets grow over the year by just over $243bn. From a growth perspective,…

People often associate hedge fund secrecy with quant funds and the so-called black box now welcome to the green box. Hedge funds are inherently private…

Using the Aurum Hedge Fund Data Engine to analyse the seasonality of hedge fund returns over the last 10 years seems to clearly indicate that hedge fund…

Hedge funds that pay proper regard to ESG do exist, but at present, investors need to look ‘under the bonnet’ in order to fully understand, monitor…

Arbitrage strategies posted strong performance in the 12 months to October 2021, returning 8.3% net of fees. Yet the master strategy only ranks second…

ESG assets rose to $37.8 trillion at year end in 2020 and in 2021 (to 31st July), half of European ETF inflows have been to ESG funds. The disparate…

Whilst over the 12 months to August, quant funds saw positive performance, it has remained a challenging environment on a relative basis when benchmarked…

Risk assets appreciated in H1, supported primarily by the continued roll-out of the global COVID-19 vaccination programmes as well as the announcement…