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NHX Performance Review - May 2014 Month in Review Nordic hedge funds gained an estimated 1.17% in May bringing the NHX Composite to a year-to-date performance of 2.40%. The month saw strong returns across all NHX sub-strategies. Managed Futures was the best performing strategy rebounding strongly after a period of weak numbers. Equity funds continued to do well on the back of a strong rally in global stock markets.
Sub-Strategy & Country-by-Country Performance The NHX Composite gained in May supported by strong returns in Managed Futures and Equity focused strategies.
5.0% 4.0% 3.0%
NHX Equities is the best performing strategy on the year (+4.04%) followed by multi s trategy (+3.40%) and fixed income funds (+3.25%).
2.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Despite a strong rally in May (+2.61%), Managed Futures is still in negative territory for 2014 (-3.21%).
-1.0% -2.0% -3.0% -4.0% NHX Composite
NHX Equities
NHX Fixed Income NHX Multi Strategy MTD
YTD
MTD
YTD
NHX Managed Futures & CTA
NHX Fund of Funds
4.5%
On a country-by-country level, Finland and Denmark were the strongest performers during the month.
4.0% 3.5%
Denmark is the best performing country on the year.
3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% NHX Sweden
NHX Norway
NHX Denmark
NHX Finland
NHX Composite Historical Monthly Returns Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YTD
2014
0.1%
1.5%
-0.2%
0.0%
1.17%
2013
1.9%
0.4%
0.1%
0.6%
0.7%
-1.1%
0.6%
-0.4%
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
7.6%
2012
1.7%
1.3%
0.0%
-0.2%
-0.5%
-1.4%
2.0%
0.4%
0.1%
-0.4%
0.3%
1.0%
4.4%
2011
-0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
1.3%
-0.9%
-1.3%
-0.1%
-1.8%
-1.2%
0.3%
-0.3%
0.3%
-3.5%
2010
0.4%
-0.1%
1.5%
0.8%
-1.8%
-0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
1.4%
0.8%
0.0%
3.1%
6.2%
2009
0.8%
0.1%
1.5%
3.2%
2.3%
0.3%
1.4%
1.3%
1.5%
0.2%
0.5%
1.0%
15.0%
2008
-1.2%
1.3%
-0.9%
0.1%
1.2%
-1.8%
-1.2%
-0.2%
-4.5%
-3.5%
-0.6%
-0.3%
-11.1%
2007
0.7%
0.0%
0.9%
1.4%
1.1%
0.2%
-0.4%
-1.8%
1.0%
1.3%
-1.6%
0.2%
2.8%
2006
1.5%
0.6%
1.7%
1.1%
-1.5%
-0.3%
-0.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.7%
1.4%
1.8%
7.9%
2005
0.3%
1.2%
-0.1%
-0.1%
1.2%
1.9%
1.4%
0.7%
1.5%
-1.7%
1.6%
1.8%
10.1%
2.4%