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Pivotal Point of View · December 2020

Pivotal Point of View — December 2020

Published 11 January 2021 · Covers December 2020

Originally issued as December 2020.

The PivotalPath Hedge Fund Composite Index was up 4.3% in December, with 95% of funds reporting positive performance. 74% of managers ended 2020 in positive territory, with the Composite up 11.7% for the year.

+3.9%Composite, December
+11.4%Composite, year to date
+8.7%Composite, Q4
Event DrivenLeading strategy

Headline strategy indices

StrategyDecemberYear to date
Event Driven+6.2%+16.1%
Equity Sector+4.7%+25.0%
Equity Diversified+4.3%+13.4%
Managed Futures+4.2%+1.2%
Multi-Strategy+3.9%+12.9%
Global Macro+3.2%+4.9%
Credit+2.4%+5.4%
Volatility Trading+1.5%+9.9%
Equity Quant+1.2%−4.6%

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