Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index up +1.18% in March and +3.86% for the First Quarter 2013

April 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Stamford, CT, USA, April 3, 2013

Hedge Fund Strategy Highlights
• Hedge funds are off to a good start for 2013 as the first quarter comes to a close. Initial estimates show all strategies posting positive first quarter returns as well as positive returns for the month of March
• Arbitrage strategies were the most successful in March according to initial estimates, adding +2.59% in the month to bring their first quarter return to +4.60%
• Long-Short Equity was the second best performer in March gaining +1.47% on average and the top performer on a quarterly basis, finishing 1Q2013 up  +5.64
• Uncertainty seems to continue to plague some managers with Equity Market Neutral and Long-Short Credit improving only slightly in March up +0.33% and +0.24% respectively

Strategy Index Flash Returns          March     YTD

Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index   1.18%    3.86%

   Equity Market Neutral        0.33%    2.10%
   Event-Driven          1.36%       4.19%
   Arbitrage          2.59%    4.60%
   Long-Short Equity        1.47%    5.64%
   Futures          0.70%    0.90%
   Macro          1.10%    3.00%
   Long-Short Credit        0.24%    1.95%
   Multi-Strategy          0.72%    2.84%

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index is one of the oldest benchmarks of the hedge fund universe. Full Strategy and Regional results for February will be available in mid-April, once additional funds have submitted returns. Final Index results will be available on the third business day in May. Past performance and index construction rules for all Greenwich Hedge Fund Indices may be viewed at www.greenwichai.com.

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