The Preqin All Strategies Hedge Fund Benchmark posted an overall return of -1.21% in August, down from July’s +2.05%. The month brought negative returns across all top-level benchmarks, with alternative mutual funds and UCITS producing returns of -0.90% and -0.91%, respectively. Funds of hedge funds reported the best returns of all top-level benchmarks, with -0.21%.

This heatmap presents the hedge fund performance benchmarks for August 2023, plus the YTD, 12-month, and 3-year annualized returns for all top-level strategies, structures, denominations, and size classifications.

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Please note, all performance information includes preliminary data for August 2023 based on net returns reported to Preqin in early September 2023. Although stated trends and comparisons are not expected to alter significantly, final benchmark values are subject to change.