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Pivotal Point of View · May 2020

Pivotal Point of View — May 2020

Published 12 June 2020 · Covers May 2020

Originally issued as May 2020.

Broadly, hedge funds were up in May, with the exception of Risk Premia (-1.4%) and Managed Futures (-1.0%). YTD, hedge funds continue to outpace both the Dow (-11.1%) and the S&P (-5.0%), as the PivotalPath Hedge Fund Composite Index returns -2.6% through month end.

+2.4%Composite, May
−3.1%Composite, year to date
+8.1%Composite, Q2
Equity SectorLeading strategy

Headline strategy indices

StrategyMayYear to date
Equity Sector+4.5%+2.9%
Credit+3.0%−7.1%
Event Driven+2.8%−4.5%
Equity Diversified+2.7%−4.3%
Multi-Strategy+2.1%−1.9%
Global Macro+1.1%−2.1%
Volatility Trading+0.3%+6.7%
Equity Quant−0.3%−5.2%
Managed Futures−1.1%−1.3%

Net of fees, in USD. The Composite plus the nine headline indices with a published monthly series; ordered by month return.