After its best 3-month period on record, the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index finished flat (0.2%1) in June, to end the first half of 2009 up a healthy 9.5%. Hedge funds attracted US$19 billion of fresh capital (gross) in June, marking their second consecutive month of net inflows of US$6 billion; hedge fund assets as at end-1H2009 stood at US$1.33 trillion.
Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows:
| June 2009 | US$ billion |
|---|---|
| Allocation (Inflows) | 19.2 |
| Redemption (Outflows) | -13 |
| Net Asset Flows | 6.2 |
| Positive Performance (growth) | -0.8 |
| Negative Performance (decline) | 0.5 |
| Total | -0.3 |
| Overall Total | 5.9 |
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Footnote
1 Based on 74.7% of the funds reporting their returns in June 2009 as at 21 July 2009.
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