Cogent Dynamic Averages of Alternative Investment Strategies

With 2100 alternative investments reporting results for the month of March 2005, the average hedge fund has declined -0.618% for the month, is ahead by +0.714% for the year to date.

Fairfield CT (PRWEB) April 16, 2005 -- Cogent Investment Research LLC, the operator of the free CogentHedge online alternative investment information and analysis resource for investment professionals worldwide (www.cogenthedge.com), reports that as of the tenth business day of April 2005, and with 2100 entities reporting results for the month, the Cogent Dynamic Averages are as follows:

Performance through March 2005:

ALL Funds/Pools:
March 2005: -0.618%, Year to date: +0.714%
All Single-Manager entities:
March 2005: -0.705%, Year to date: +0.623%
All Multi-Fund strategies:
March 2005: -0.314%, Year to date: +1.058%
All Managed Futures strategies:
March 2005: -0.599%, Year to date: -3.023%

Top Performing Investment Category:
Event-Driven Strategies:
March 2005: +0.227%, Year to date: +1.478%

The Cogent Dynamic Averages are a series of 58 separate performance composites representing the major investment strategies employed by managers and advisers to alternative investments. These Cogent Dynamic Averages represent real-time aggregations of all funds reporting performance data to the CogentHedge database (currently in excess of 4125 entities) and may be analysed using the same set of Intelligent Tools that are made available in respect of all active alternative investments.

The Cogent Dynamic Averages are found at http://www.cogenthedge.com/home/inv_strategy.asp.

For more information, come to www.cogenthedge.com or e-mail us at info@cogenthedge.com.

David Slavin
Managing Director
Cogent Investment Research LLC
+1 609 945-0629

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