Assets Increased for Hedge Funds in October, 2009
According to the research firm Eurekahedge Pte, hedge fund assets increased in the month of October by $7.8 billion, making it the sixth consecutive month in which assets did so. The gain was led by European managers in response to their regions emergence from the global recession, according to the Singapore based research firm.
Dollars flowed into hedge funds to the tune of $10.2 billion, while losses totaled $2.4 billion in October. Taken together the funds represent over 1.45 trillion dollars of assets under management.
Despite the fact that hedge funds performance was not spectacular due to the international stock market drops, the funds were still deemed attractive in investors. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index actually lost 0.3% last month, putting the brakes on a seven-month long rise in value. Another index, the MSCI World Index, also fell, by 1.9% in October, putting an end to a three-month gain of 17%. Investors concerned that stocks have already outpaced the prospects for continued economic upturns drove the market downwards.
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