The Eurekahedge Report - April 2012

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was flat to marginally negative through March, losing 0.18% for the month, with the year-to-date figure standing at 4.08%. Japanese hedge funds posted the best monthly returns among regional mandates while Latin American, Asia ex-Japan and European managers outperformed their underlying equity markets. Managers increased their total assets for the quarter by US$47.9 billion through performance and investment flows, with the former accounting for US$40 billion of capital flows. Inflows from investors in the first three months of 2012 amounted to US$7.9 billion, bringing the current assets under management to US$1.75 trillion

Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows:

March 2012	US$ billion
Allocation (Inflows)	9.30
Redemption (Outflows)	-21.92
Net Asset Flows	-12.62
Positive Performance (Growth)	-1.15
Negative Performance (Decline)	0.75
Total	-0.40
Overall Total	-13.02

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