Down, But Not For Long: Hedge Funds Bounce Back
The past couple of years have been challenging for investors, to say the least. But proving once again that the saying, “What goes down must come up” is true , hedge funds are about to recoup all the losses they sustained in the most recent critical credit crunch of the past year and a half. Many funds are now placed in positions to earn performance fees, and the average fund only needs a mere 2% gain to reach the value it had as of June 30, 2007, which was the summit of the last boom.
If things continue as they have been going recently, by the time the end of next month rolls around, the hedge fund industry will reach above the highest level of two years ago. This comeback is due to average returns of 18.3% this year as of October 21st, almost completely counterbalancing the crushing 19% downturn which made 2008 so difficult for investors.
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