Hedge Funds Lost Almost 6% Last Year as Markets Roiled Managers

  • Equity hedge, CTA/managed futures led the declines in 2018
  • Funds slid 1.9% in December: Bloomberg Hedge Fund Database
2018 Hedge Fund Winners and Losers
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Hedge funds posted a loss of 5.7 percent last year as managers struggled to capitalize on volatility and were roiled by political uncertainty.

For December, funds lost 1.9 percent, according to preliminary figures from the Bloomberg Hedge Fund Database.