Introduction
After eight months of strong growth, the global hedge fund industry saw its assets decline marginally by US$2.85 billion in January. Net inflows were relatively modest through the month, standing at US$0.14 billion while performance-based losses stood at US$3 billion. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.86%1 in January, the MSCI World Index fell by 4.2% and the CRB Commodity Price Index declined by 6%.
Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows:
| January 2010 | US$ billion |
|---|---|
| Allocation (Inflows) | 8.78 |
| Redemption (Outflows) | -8.78 |
| Net Asset Flows | 0.14 |
| Positive Performance (Growth) | 15.72 |
| Negative Performance (Decline) | -18.72 |
| Total | -3 |
| Overall Total | -2.85 |
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Footnote
1Based on 79.78% of the funds reporting their January 2010 performances as at 23 February 2010.
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