Breadcrumb Home INTERACTIVE May 08, 2009 01:00 AM Table: Top-performing hedge fund categories Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Top-performing hedge fund categoriesAverage returns for first-quarter 2009 for funds with more than $100 million in assets.CategoryReturnConvertible arbitrage12.45%Corporate actions3.28%Multistrategy2.93%Fund of funds - non-directional2.54%U.S. small-cap equity2.23%HF debt arbitrage2.18%Emerging market equity1.68%Global debt1.62%Fund of funds - derivatives0.85%Fund of funds - multistrategy0.84%Developed Asia equity0.32%Fund of funds - equity0.25%Fund of funds - event0.23%Europe equity0.13%Short equity0.13%Global non-trend-0.05%U.S. equity-0.07%Equity arbitrage-0.15%Global equity-1.47%Distressed securities-2.52%Global trend-2.85%Fund of funds - debt-3.23%Source: Morningstar Inc. Recommended for You Taiwan Semiconductor’s No. 1 in the emerging markets book Graphic: U.S. stocks were 2020's comeback kid U.S. fixed-income returns post another positive year Sponsored Content: Research for Institutional Money Management sponsored Events Sponsored White Papers GP-LED OPPORTUNITIES AT THE SMALLER END OF THE MARKET Gold Outlook 2021 Bond ETFs show maturity during Covid market mayhem Global gold-backed ETFs: A popular gateway to the gold market 2021 Outlook: A rousing recovery Climate change and emerging markets after Covid-19 View More Sponsored Content Partner Content The Industrialization of ESG Investment For institutional investors, ETFs can make meeting liquidity needs easier Gold: the most effective commodity investment 2021 Investment Outlook | Investing Beyond the Pandemic: A Reset for Portfolios Ten ways retirement plan professionals add value to plan sponsors Gold: an efficient hedge View More