Tuesday, December 9, 2008

 

October Commodity Trading Advisor and Hedge Fund Performance

Commodity Trading Advisor performance for October as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged +3.62%. November's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is +1.74%.

Hedge funds had another down month in October reflected by losses in fifteen of our eighteen indices. The average return for the 2,653 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported an October return is -8.07%. The estimates for November, along with the number of funds reporting for each of our 18 sectors can be found at the link below. These indices are being continually updated as current returns for the underlying hedge funds are recorded into our system. As of this writing, 14 of 18 hedge fund sectors are showing negative returns for November.

Hedge Fund Indices and Managed Futures Indices


From the December 2008 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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