FX Hedge Funds Down 0.95% in July

FX centric funds have experienced negative performance for the month of July, as volatile price action in the vibrant FX markets puts a strain on managers. The Parker FX Index, a leading industry index that measures the performance of currency focused funds dipped by 0.95%. The usually quiet summer has been awakened by volatile markets plagued by the Feds tapering decision.

July's poor figures follow on from declines reported in June, where the index reported a drop of 0.33%. In July, thirty-nine of the forty-two programs in the Index reported their results, of which ten reported positive results and twenty-nine incurred losses. On a risk-adjusted basis, the Index was down -0.41% in July. The median return for the month was -1.26%, while the performance for July ranged from a high of +5.33% to a low of -5.90%.

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