Monthly Fund Indices

 

Jan.
Return
(%)

2009
Return
(%)

BENCHMARK INDICES
S&P 500
Russell 2000
MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australia, Far East: net)
Barclays Aggregate Bond


-3.60
-3.73
-4.44
1.53


26.46
25.21
27.75
5.63

Barclay/Global HedgeSource
1,900+ funds (unweighted)

-0.28

24.12

CogentHedge
3,100+ funds (unweighted)
Arbitrage
Event-driven
Fixed income
Long/short
Global macro
Multi-fund
Sector
Trading
Regional

-0.88

-0.01
1.06
0.76
-0.90
-0.83
-0.66
-0.86
-2.44
-0.68

16.48

26.94
26.66
20.77
21.83
7.17
9.99
33.98
0.88
27.14

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index
400+ funds (unweighted)

0.17

18.57

Dow Jones
Hedge fund strategy benchmarks
Equity long/short
Event driven
Merger arbitrage



-0.28
0.70
-0.06



4.88
15.54
8.31

Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory
1,000+ funds (unweighted)

-0.50

24.85

HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average
4,900+ funds (unweighted)

-0.78

19.44

HFRI Fund Weighted Composite
2,000+ funds (weighted)

-0.71

20.03

Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index
1,000
+ funds (unweighted)

-1.28

19.67

RBC Hedge 250
250 funds (weighted)

-0.07

19.24