Single-country hedge funds post strong July results
The results are still coming in, but it looks as though July was a good month for alternatives managers running Asian single-country funds.
The best-performing managers for July were the Asian Small Cap Fund with 13.6%, Tiburon Taipan Fund with 12.05% and Marco Polo Pure China Fund with 11.7%, according to Singapore-based research firm Eurekahedge.
For year-to-date returns, Ton Poh Emerging Thailand Fund leads with 32%, followed by NT Asian Discovery Fund (an Asia ex-Japan fund run out of
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Reigning AsianInvestor Best Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund CAI Global Fund is around 19% up for the year so far.
For annualised returns, the Prudence Enhanced Income Fund leads with 72.28%, followed by Phalanx Japan-Australasia Multi-Strategy Fund with 56% and Akito
Hedge Fund Research’s HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.23% for July, reversing two consecutive months of declines and bringing the index to a gain of 0.02% for 2010. Equity-hedge strategies made the biggest contribution to July performance, with the HFRX Equity Hedge Index gaining 2.28%.
The HFRX Relative Value Index continued its positive performance with a gain of 1.54% in July, bringing YTD performance to 2.85%. The HFRX Event Driven Index posted a gain of 0.90% for the month, pushing YTD performance into the black at +0.16%.