The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished up 1.27% in September

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Oct 15, 2013, 10:22 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the "Broad Index") finished up 1.27% for the month of September.

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Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. August, September and YTD 2013 performance numbers are listed below and are available at www.hedgeindex.com.

Index	Sep-13	Aug-13	YTD 2013
Broad Index	1.27%	-0.54%	5.35%
Convertible Arbitrage	0.24%	0.72%	4.72%
Dedicated Short Bias	-5.52%	0.03%	-21.92%
Emerging Markets	1.28%	-0.24%	4.18%
Equity Market Neutral	0.91%	-1.72%	3.93%
Event Driven	1.45%	-0.04%	10.17%
Distressed	1.38%	-0.48%	10.36%
Event Driven Multi-Strategy	1.49%	0.16%	10.11%
Risk Arbitrage	0.81%	0.01%	3.79%
Fixed Income Arbitrage	0.51%	0.21%	2.47%
Global Macro	0.84%	-0.92%	1.51%
Long/Short Equity	2.64%	-1.11%	10.74%
Managed Futures	-0.15%	-2.77%	-7.39%
Multi-Strategy	1.42%	0.08%	6.62%

The following fund was dropped from the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index in September: Glenrock Global Partners.

There were no funds added to the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index in September.

The Credit Suisse family of hedge fund indexes includes:

The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, an asset-weighted benchmark that seeks to measure hedge fund performance and provide the most accurate representation of the hedge fund universe.
The Credit Suisse AllHedge Index, an investable index comprised of all 10 Credit Suisse AllHedge Strategy Indexes weighted according to the sector weights of the Broad Index.
The Credit Suisse Blue Chip Hedge Fund Index, an investable index comprised of 60 of the largest funds across the 10 style-based sectors in the Broad Index.

Additional information about the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes -- including research, fund performance and constituent fund information -- can be found at http://www.hedgeindex.com.

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