Style 1987-2008
Average
Annual
Return
 
1987-2008 Standard
Deviation
 
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
Hennessee Hedge Fund Index
11.70%
11.39%
-19.83%
11.23%
11.40%
7.85%
8.25%
18.78%
-2.89%
4.35%
8.16%
30.77%
1.43%
18.18%
19.07%
17.70%
0.17%
25.69%
15.57%
25.83%
11.97%
24.58%
20.16%
11.99%
Long/Short Equity Index
11.85%
11.04%
-18.64%
11.79%
11.09%
6.78%
7.77%
19.43%
-6.46%
2.89%
10.21%
33.87%
7.29%
19.97%
18.08%
21.11%
3.47%
20.02%
15.74%
22.28%
11.09%
22.69%
17.58%
14.82%
Arbitrage/Event Driven Index
11.06%
10.93%
-20.59%
7.36%
12.29%
5.21%
8.47%
13.86%
2.16%
8.99%
9.49%
19.40%
2.66%
16.32%
18.53%
17.75%
1.50%
22.60%
16.55%
24.12%
11.65%
12.90%
36.67%
7.48%
Global/Macro Index
12.94%
17.51%
-20.57%
14.88%
10.53%
14.23%
8.72%
27.56%
-1.45%
1.50%
1.34%
42.73%
-12.19%
18.30%
21.31%
9.71%
-5.51%
46.89%
16.55%
36.66%
16.49%
41.89%
18.37%
5.09%
Asia-Pacific Index
14.38%
28.00%
-22.42%
15.18%
9.25%
19.97%
6.64%
30.16%
-1.99%
4.78%
-6.52%
81.12%
-9.67%
1.81%
7.56%
3.13%
-4.36%
45.56%
15.22%
32.80%
27.60%
87.36%
Convertible Arbitrage Index
7.52%
10.19%
-24.04%
4.71%
12.12%
-2.44%
0.90%
9.77%
8.68%
14.87%
8.61%
16.20%
6.17%
12.23%
13.49%
20.58%
-7.73%
13.23%
13.42%
15.16%
1.15%
13.74%
18.06%
Distressed Index
13.52%
15.44%
-29.27%
8.30%
15.79%
9.52%
18.98%
25.79%
1.88%
8.88%
2.38%
24.80%
-3.80%
15.64%
23.21%
21.10%
7.86%
26.77%
12.94%
27.80%
10.56%
9.06%
35.07%
48.18%
Emerging Markets Index
14.66%
32.98%
-30.47%
15.84%
13.40%
10.14%
12.83%
24.47%
5.02%
11.79%
-9.35%
47.12%
-38.17%
25.47%
21.40%
-3.43%
8.89%
56.89%
13.98%
59.88%
22.08%
101.88%
77.76%
Europe Index
8.21%
14.29%
-18.79%
5.65%
13.54%
15.64%
8.18%
12.92%
-3.72%
-2.63%
13.45%
36.57%
19.12%
Event Driven Index
13.21%
14.93%
-24.72%
4.14%
12.57%
7.05%
12.48%
19.71%
-0.43%
12.60%
10.87%
24.36%
-0.75%
25.91%
22.91%
16.21%
9.14%
33.51%
21.38%
20.27%
7.60%
11.99%
54.85%
9.92%
Financial Equities Index
17.45%
20.06%
-16.51%
6.43%
11.60%
3.49%
11.55%
35.82%
6.29%
15.00%
27.83%
4.63%
-17.59%
41.25%
30.44%
39.77%
17.63%
34.14%
22.36%
6.98%
64.23%
36.32%
Fixed Income Index
11.98%
22.31%
-11.11%
5.64%
5.61%
5.62%
5.31%
1.74%
5.35%
7.65%
5.08%
14.64%
-12.90%
10.84%
21.50%
17.44%
-0.65%
21.30%
19.06%
94.82%
37.39%
18.51%
Growth Index
12.71%
16.56%
-21.94%
15.01%
11.57%
7.50%
6.02%
22.40%
-11.64%
-3.69%
-3.22%
53.20%
16.37%
18.29%
17.88%
30.64%
0.32%
24.10%
20.74%
36.55%
9.27%
30.10%
17.26%
8.62%
Healthcare/Biotech Index
11.45%
25.59%
-15.16%
9.82%
6.25%
2.62%
7.63%
31.77%
-17.03%
-2.16%
62.37%
60.53%
6.03%
13.64%
High Yield Index
11.14%
18.27%
-22.11%
6.46%
14.22%
7.05%
8.90%
22.54%
-7.12%
10.58%
-9.99%
8.34%
-6.76%
16.06%
23.09%
17.76%
-2.49%
27.18%
23.39%
38.86%
60.15%
14.30%
International Index
13.17%
15.98%
-23.04%
21.54%
12.60%
13.00%
10.29%
25.61%
2.64%
4.40%
9.11%
44.35%
1.38%
24.97%
22.40%
14.65%
-5.28%
38.62%
16.54%
45.26%
0.22%
19.60%
7.48%
7.33%
Latin America Index
18.91%
39.82%
-27.50%
22.50%
17.05%
18.05%
14.99%
69.86%
-15.90%
-13.07%
-12.54%
74.11%
-37.59%
10.34%
31.11%
-6.17%
21.03%
64.33%
13.00%
66.65%
16.56%
116.40%
77.76%
Macro Index
12.06%
14.58%
2.78%
13.34%
5.54%
8.35%
4.50%
17.76%
-3.50%
-2.90%
5.89%
7.90%
3.82%
19.00%
19.57%
19.29%
-16.22%
49.74%
17.78%
24.03%
25.65%
41.12%
16.61%
4.54%
Market Neutral Index
6.76%
6.85%
-15.67%
8.22%
7.23%
4.75%
3.09%
2.11%
1.73%
6.49%
7.12%
-0.84%
4.66%
14.98%
17.19%
11.31%
7.00%
9.52%
7.34%
14.64%
9.11%
13.91%
12.27%
7.52%
Merger Arbitrage Index
10.71%
9.37%
-1.23%
11.73%
12.79%
4.68%
4.77%
5.37%
-1.07%
3.54%
17.49%
16.03%
5.92%
14.74%
14.51%
16.02%
5.89%
27.95%
15.95%
15.43%
2.62%
13.08%
37.16%
0.19%
Multiple Arbitrage Index
9.07%
7.83%
-17.30%
9.85%
12.30%
5.49%
7.07%
12.33%
5.11%
10.15%
19.78%
16.31%
4.46%
13.37%
16.79%
12.67%
3.58%
8.56%
13.74%
13.90%
9.75%
Opportunistic Index
13.16%
11.84%
-13.56%
13.81%
14.12%
7.67%
8.20%
14.00%
-8.32%
-1.61%
10.63%
37.23%
16.26%
16.07%
19.86%
21.60%
4.85%
29.39%
15.35%
30.37%
9.64%
14.99%
20.37%
22.10%
PIPES/Private Financing
9.69%
15.19%
-18.07%
10.30%
10.57%
9.05%
15.94%
9.04%
-6.26%
-3.81%
4.75%
40.91%
21.46%
16.39%
28.47%
Short Biased Index
1.25%
18.36%
25.01%
9.53%
-4.32%
10.11%
-2.38%
-22.66%
15.84%
12.81%
29.93%
-9.91%
-23.30%
4.97%
-16.36%
-28.47%
10.77%
-4.83%
-4.66%
-23.52%
36.10%
18.12%
10.65%
19.78%
Technology Index
15.98%
28.79%
-18.03%
18.91%
13.11%
6.92%
4.10%
15.63%
-8.07%
-1.39%
12.44%
101.53%
44.03%
14.08%
21.19%
37.27%
Telecom and Media Index
6.27%
13.74%
-9.04%
8.54%
19.89%
5.95%
4.66%
30.30%
-11.62%
7.66%
Value Index
11.46%
12.25%
-25.73%
9.61%
12.67%
7.98%
12.32%
23.95%
-2.92%
11.26%
3.63%
24.58%
-0.58%
26.45%
22.64%
19.39%
1.04%
22.29%
15.32%
19.82%
3.44%
20.00%
20.75%
20.12%
S&P 500
6.17%
18.58%
-38.49%
3.56%
13.62%
3.00%
8.99%
26.38%
-23.37%
-13.04%
-10.14%
19.53%
26.67%
31.01%
20.26%
34.11%
-1.54%
7.05%
4.46%
26.31%
-6.56%
27.25%
12.40%
2.03%
DJIA
7.21%
16.33%
-33.84%
6.42%
16.29%
-0.63%
3.15%
25.33%
-16.76%
-7.10%
-6.15%
25.19%
16.11%
22.65%
26.02%
33.46%
2.15%
13.73%
4.15%
20.33%
-4.34%
26.96%
11.85%
2.26%
Russell 2000
6.51%
19.87%
-33.79%
-1.55%
18.35%
4.56%
18.32%
45.39%
-21.57%
1.03%
-4.21%
19.64%
-3.44%
20.54%
14.78%
26.21%
-3.18%
17.01%
16.35%
43.68%
-21.47%
14.20%
22.37%
-9.34%
NASDAQ
7.10%
31.34%
-40.54%
9.80%
9.51%
1.38%
8.60%
50.01%
-31.52%
-21.04%
-39.28%
85.61%
39.62%
21.64%
22.70%
39.92%
-3.20%
14.75%
15.46%
56.86%
-17.82%
19.25%
15.41%
-5.25%
Barclays Aggregate Bond Index
7.26%
5.21%
5.24%
6.96%
4.33%
2.43%
4.34%
4.11%
10.27%
8.42%
11.63%
-0.83%
8.67%
9.68%
3.61%
18.48%
-2.92%
9.75%
7.40%
16.00%
8.95%
7.88%
2.76%
15.25%


*Note: as of 1/04, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Indices track 23 investment styles.

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