Looking at the array of hedge fund strategies and their performance year to date tells a very different story than does the HFRI <a href="https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/family-indices/hfri#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fund Weighted Composite Index</a>, which is up a rather dull 3.64% year to date while the Barclay Hedge Fund Index is up 4.33%, both basis June. In a fundamental market environment which started with the election and then inauguration of US President Donald Trump – and was filled with hopes of fiscal stimulus, tax cuts, and health care reform. The reality has turned out quite differently.