Dutch hedge funds outperformed global peers in the very turbulent month of May. The Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index was down 1.3% versus a loss of -2.8% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and -3.0% for the Deutsche Bank Hedge Fund Index. European equity markets lost -6% in May.

The difference was predominantly made by the Dutch global macro managers that posted a positive performance, both relative and absolute. Top performer was the World View Macro Fund, managed by Frits Fiene. The fund was up +14%.

The 5 best performing funds in May were:
1. World View Global Macro Fund
2. Care Fund
3. QTR Fund
4. HIQ Invest Market Neutral Fund
5. DQS Absolute Return Fund