Market Overview - The Bloomberg Hedge Fund Index showed an overall increase of 2.2% last month, marking the best monthly performance since May. Year-to-date returns for hedge funds have reached 9.8%, with equity funds leading at a 15% increase [4][5]. - The trading activity on October 6 indicated that most selling of the yen was due to macro hedge funds closing bullish positions rather than establishing new bearish positions. This was influenced by expectations of increased fiscal expansion following the potential election of high-profile candidates in Japan [4]. Performance Summary - The Bloomberg Hedge Fund Index recorded a 1-month return of 2.24%, a 3-month return of 5.42%, and a year-to-date total return of 9.76% [5]. - Equity hedge funds had a 1-month return of 2.57%, a 3-month return of 7.16%, and a year-to-date return of 14.79% [5]. Industry Highlights - Bain Capital agreed to sell multiple data centers in China to Shenzhen Dongyangguang Industrial Development Co., with a transaction valuation of approximately $4 billion. This acquisition is led by a consortium of institutional investors including insurance companies and local government funds [4]. Strategic Moves - CVC has joined the equity bidding for Indian financial company Avendus, indicating ongoing strategic investments in emerging markets [6].

Group 1 - The Bloomberg Hedge Fund Index showed a month-over-month increase of 1.7% and a year-over-year increase of 3.6% in June [1] - Equity funds led the performance with a month-over-month growth of 2.8% and a year-over-year growth of 6.1% [1] - Event-driven funds had the lowest month-over-month increase at 0.7%, while macro funds experienced a year-over-year decline of 0.2%, marking the poorest performance [1]