KEYWORDS: hedge funds, leverage, securities lending, Institutional Investors, Hedge Fund Research, risk management, Prime Brokerage, CBOE, Hedge Fund Performance, equity hedge funds, strategy, ETF, event driven, North America, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Asia Pacific, Emerging Markets, China
Alessandra Tocco; Kenny King, CFA; Christopher M. Evans
J.P. Morgan
April was a challenging month for equity hedge funds, which, in aggregate, were down -0.70%. Overall, hedge funds were down -0.17% in April, though global macro and event driven gained +0.11% and 0.10%, respectively.