Indices and Reports

Hedge fund investors redeemed $12.4 billion in March, but net flows for Q1 2013 remained positive, at $7.6 billion, reports eVestment.

The world's hedge funds grew by a combined $122 billion in the first quarter, according to a new report.

Hedge funds have cut their long bets on oil.

Hedge funds were essentially flat in the first half of April, with widely dispersed returns among strategies.

Investors moved to pull less from hedge funds this month than last, according to a new report.

The biggest hedge funds are getting bigger—through increased use of leverage.

Hedge Fund Alert's list of the largest 200 hedge fund managers saw widespread growth, with that group now managing $3.3 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion last year. The number of hedge funds with at least $10 billion in assets increased to 90, from 74, and those with at least $25 billion increased to 32 from 20.

Commodity trading advisers and hedge funds were broadly higher in March, according to agency broker and clearing firm Newedge Group.

Hedge funds opened 2013 with three straight months of positive returns—albeit returns that fell far short of the broader markets.

Hedge funds rose last month amidst a market rally that left the Standard & Poor's 500 Index up more than 10% in the first quarter, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.

Hedge funds returned 1.21% last month to end the first quarter up 3.55%, lagging badly behind the broader markets.