Hedge funds climb in February


The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index gained 1.61 per cent in February, with nine out of 10 sub-strategies finishing in positive territory.
The index also performed strongly in January and is now up 3.98 per cent for the year to date, but is still 0.7 per cent down on a one-year basis.
The only sub-strategy that failed to gain ground was dedicated short bias, which lost 4.66 per cent. It was also the only sub-strategy to lose ground in January and is now down almost 12 per cent so far in 2012.
Emerging markets and long/short equity are the two best-performed sub-strategies, each up more than 6.5 per cent in the year to date.
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