Investing March 4, 2004

S&P Hedge Index Up 0.88% in February

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The S&P Hedge Fund Index, and all of its components, showed positive gains for the month of February.
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The composite S&P Hedge Fund Index was up 0.88% in February.   The positive monthly return brought the Index’s fledgling 2004 year-to-date return to 2.01%, according to data released by Standard & Poor’s.

All three components of the aggregate also turned in positive performances in February. Leading the way was the 1.93% return of the S&P Directional/Tactical Index, which is now up 2.73% year-to-date. This was followed by a 0.63% February return in the Event-Driven Index and a 0.08% monthly gain recorded by the Arbitrage Index.  Year-to-date the two indexes are up 2.09% and 1.22%, respectively. 

Even though it was in positive territory, the composite index still lagged the S&P 500’s 1.73% February gain.  For the year now, the S&P 500 has returned 2.97%.

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