Hedge funds began the new decade flat, with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returning +0.01% in January 2020. This contrasts with the strong end to 2019, with returns reaching +1.71% in December. Performance varied across strategies, from the gains of multi-strategy hedge funds (+1.12%) to the losses of event driven strategies (-0.47%).

This factsheet presents the hedge fund performance benchmarks for January 2020. Plus, the 12-month and three-year annualized return figures for all top-level strategies, structures, denominations, and size classifications.