Pivotal Point of View — November 2020

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Pivotal Point of View · November 2020

Pivotal Point of View — November 2020

Published 14 December 2020 · Covers November 2020

Originally issued as November 2020.

November was a big month for markets, with the S&P 500 up 10.7%. In aggregate, hedge funds were up 5% for the month with 86% of managers reporting positive performance. YTD, hedge funds are up just over 7% and continue to deliver better risk-adjusted results than the S&P, as indicated by their respective Sharpe ratios, 0.70 vs. 0.57.

+4.6%Composite, November
+7.2%Composite, year to date
+8.7%Composite, Q4
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Headline strategy indices

Strategy November Year to date
Event Driven +7.2% +9.2%
Equity Sector +6.6% +19.4%
Equity Diversified +6.3% +8.7%
Credit +3.4% +2.9%
Multi-Strategy +3.1% +8.7%
Global Macro +2.1% +1.6%
Managed Futures +1.5% −2.9%
Volatility Trading +0.8% +8.3%
Equity Quant −0.2% −5.7%

Net of fees, in USD. The Composite plus the nine headline indices with a published monthly series; ordered by month return.

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