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Commodity hedge funds are hot again

The first quarter was a turning point for commodity markets, and the hedge funds that invest in them

The first quarter has brought a turning point for commodity markets
The first quarter has brought a turning point for commodity markets Photo: iStockPhoto

The market investors couldn’t wait to get out of a year ago is the one they’re rushing into in 2016.

Commodity hedge funds netted more investor cash in the first quarter than any other type of hedge fund, and their $4 billion of inflows was their largest for any quarter in more than six years. The group has brought in more money that it has had to redeem for seven straight months, the longest winning streak ever tracked by eVestment.

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