{
  "id": 1894854,
  "title": "Hedge funds post first monthly loss in three months as July inflows reach $12bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hedge-funds-post-first-monthly-loss-in-three-months-as-july-inflows",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hedgeweek",
    "slug": "hedgeweek",
    "url": "https://www.hedgeweek.com/hedge-funds-post-first-monthly-loss-in-three-months-as-july-inflows-reach-12bn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In July, hedge funds experienced their first monthly loss since the beginning of the second quarter, with a decline in the industry's weighted average return by 0.8%, according to Citco's latest update. Following three months of gains, the decline came as equity and fixed-income arbitrage strategies underperformed, falling 2.7% and 1.2% respectively. Despite this setback, half of the funds still managed to generate positive returns, and the year-to-date return remained at 9.7%, close to double digits. Equity strategies were the weakest performers, while commodities led with a 5% return. Funds of various sizes also saw varying declines, with smaller funds (-1.6%) suffering the most significant loss, followed by mid-sized funds (-1.2%) and large funds (-0.7%). Despite the performance dip, investors continued to show confidence, as hedge funds attracted $12bn in net inflows, marking seven consecutive months of inflows. Multistrategy funds led the fundraising efforts, bringing in $5.3bn in July, and their cumulative inflows for the year reached $49.2bn.",
  "summary": "Hedge funds suffered their first monthly loss since the start of the second quarter in July, with weakness in equity and fixed-income arbitrage strategies dragging the industry’s weighted average return down 0.8%, according to Citco’s latest monthly hedge fund update.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hedgeweek",
        "title": "China macro hedge funds weather July selloff as quants take heavy losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/china-macro-hedge-funds-weather-july-selloff-as-quants-take-heavy",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:24:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}