Hedge funds up 3.29 per cent in July, says Preqin Submitted 19/08/2020 - 4:24pm Hedge funds continued their strong performance in July, with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark gaining 3.29 per cent, compared to June’s +2.53 per cent. This brought the YTD performance into positive territory (+2.88 per cent), and pushed the 12-month return to +5.46 per cent. Equity strategies were the best performing top-level strategy tracked by Preqin in July, posting returns of +3.28 per cent, the same as in June. Global equities markets have recovered to almost record levels for some indices, aiding returns.