CAPITAL FLOWS TO ASIAN HEDGE FUNDS TOP US, EUROPEAN FUNDS

HFR releases 2Q13 Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report

• Investors allocated over $3 billion of new capital to Asian hedge funds, with new inflows concentrated in Equity Hedge strategies and Japan-focused funds.

• Total capital invested in the Asian hedge fund industry increased to over $98.4 billion (¥9.6 Trillion Japanese Yen, 602 Billion RMB), the highest level since 2007.

• Asian hedge fund performance was again led by the HFRX Japan Index, which gained +6.3 percent in 2Q13, bringing YTD performance through June to +18.7 percent.

• HFRX Asia Equally Weighted Index, which allocates pro-rata across developed, emerging and blended Asian exposures, posted a gain of +1.4 percent for 2Q and +9.9 percent YTD

More information about the Asian report and the full press release are posted on our website