Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index up +0.41% in April

GREENWICH, Conn. - May 10, 2015 - PRLog -- Greenwich, CT, USA, May 10, 2015

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index ended April up +0.41% driven by strong global equity markets.  Global equity markets as measured by MSCI EAFE were up 3.73%.  Bond markets as measured by the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index were down -0.36%.

Hedge Fund Strategy Highlights

·         Long/Short Equity strategies were the best performing funds in April up +1.55%.

·         Long/Short Credit managers were the second best strategy up +1.29%.

·         Event Driven managers produced a solid gain for the month up +1.27%

·         Futures managers were the worst performing strategy down -1.57%.

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index is one of the oldest benchmarks of the hedge fund universe. Full Strategy and Regional results will be available in the third week of the month, once additional funds have submitted returns. Final Index results will be available in next month’s first week. Past performance and index construction rules for all Greenwich Hedge Fund Indices may be viewed at www.greenwichai.com.