Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.47 per cent in September

Date: Friday, October 5, 2012
Author: Emily Perryman, HedgeWeek

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.47 per cent in September as five of the seven index component strategies reported positive results for the month.

Long/short equity (2.43 per cent) and event driven (1.46 per cent) were the top performers while emerging markets (-0.37 per cent) and managed futures (-2.72 per cent) were the two strategies to finish the month in negative territory.

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides daily published index values which seek to enable investors to track the impact of market events on the hedge fund industry.