The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished up 1.72% in February

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Mar 17, 2014, 10:19 ET

NEW YORK, March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the "Broad Index") finished up 1.72% for the month of February.

Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. January, February and YTD 2014 performance numbers are listed below and are available at www.hedgeindex.com.

Index	Feb-14	Jan-14	YTD 2014
Broad Index	1.72%	-0.29%	1.42%
Convertible Arbitrage	0.14%	2.09%	2.24%
Dedicated Short Bias	-3.66%	-1.09%	-4.71%
Emerging Markets	1.79%	-2.27%	-0.52%
Equity Market Neutral	0.26%	0.08%	0.34%
Event Driven	2.75%	0.29%	3.04%
Distressed	2.04%	0.40%	2.45%
Event Driven Multi-Strategy	3.08%	0.24%	3.32%
Risk Arbitrage	0.93%	0.49%	1.43%
Fixed Income Arbitrage	0.66%	1.00%	1.66%
Global Macro	0.69%	-1.05%	-0.37%
Long/Short Equity	2.88%	-0.08%	2.80%
Managed Futures	0.94%	-3.42%	-2.52%
Multi-Strategy	1.41%	0.81%	2.22%

Changes to Index Composition
Funds Added	Funds Removed
No new funds added.	Altima Global Special Situations Master Fund Ltd
	GAM European Equity Hedge
	Maple Leaf Funds

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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