The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.47% in August

The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 0.47% for the month of August.

Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. July, August and year-to-date 2016 performance numbers are listed below and are available at www.hedgeindex.com.

Index	August 2016	July 2016	YTD 2016
Broad Index	0.47%	1.15%	-0.03%
Convertible Arbitrage	1.26%	1.48%	5.06%
Dedicated Short Bias	-3.33%	-8.06%	-17.48%
Emerging Markets	1.80%	1.79%	4.16%
Equity Market Neutral	0.10%	0.86%	-2.59%
Event Driven	1.33%	1.52%	0.33%
Distressed	0.99%	1.07%	2.03%
Risk Arbitrage	1.07%	0.56%	4.40%
Event Driven Multi-Strategy	1.47%	1.72%	-0.36%
Fixed Income Arbitrage	0.76%	1.08%	1.63%
Global Macro	0.18%	0.29%	-1.08%
Long/Short Equity	0.44%	1.30%	-3.36%
Managed Futures	-3.09%	1.61%	0.47%
Multi-Strategy	0.87%	1.07%	2.61%

Changes to Index Composition
Funds Added	Funds Removed
None	The Charlemagne Fund Visium Balanced Fund Visium Global Fund

Changes to Index Composition

Funds Added

Funds Removed

None

The Charlemagne Fund

Visium Balanced Fund

Visium Global Fund

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

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Past performance is not a guarantee or indicator of future results.Past performance is not a guarantee or indicator of future results.

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The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.47% in August

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