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Hedge fund industry performance deep dive – Q1 2023

28/04/2023
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In summary…

  • Global growth surprised markets positively in Q1 2023.
  • Global equities*** and bonds** returned 6.35% and 3.19% respectively.
  • Strategies with higher beta to equities outperformed more divergent strategies. Asset weighted average hedge fund return was 1.45% in Q1 2023.
  • March was the standout month of poor performance with hedge funds down 0.39%, Macro (down 2.46%) and Quant (down 2.33%) being the biggest detractors.
  • Interest rate moves resulting from several high-profile bank failures in March, had a significant impact on Macro strategies.
  • 5 year CAR for hedge funds was at 4.42% at the end of the quarter, above bonds at -1.66% and just below equities at 4.49%.
  • Dispersion has fallen over the quarter returning closer to the observed long-term trend prior to 2020.

HF COMPOSITE VS INDICES (1 YR)

NET RETURN (QTD)

FUND COUNT – MARCH 23

 

AUM ($BN) – MARCH 23

 

10th – 90th PERCENTILE 12M ROLLING PERFORMANCE SPREAD

NET RETURN (1 YR)

MASTER STRATEGY MULTIPLE PERIOD – HIERARCHICAL ANNUALISED NET RETURN TO MARCH 2023

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