• Consistent positive performance of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index leads to a strong first quarter for index-linked products.
• Event Driven, Long/Short Equity and Multi-Strategy were the top performing sectors of the quarter for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index
• The Credit Suisse/Tremont Blue Chip Investable Hedge Fund Index posted positive returns for every month this quarter.
• Nine of the ten Credit Suisse/Tremont Sector Invest Indices performed positively for the quarter with particularly strong performance from Event Driven, Long/Short Equity and Multi-Strategy.
• Quarter-to-date INVX outperformed, on a gross basis*, several competing investable indices. The INVX finished up 2.54%, as compared to the Hedge Fund Research HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (“HFRX”), up 1.58% and the MSCI Hedge Invest Index (“MSCI”) that was up 1.57%.

The full first quarter performance review is available on the News and Press section of our website, www.hedgeindex.com.

*INVX returns are presented gross of a 0.07% monthly management fee.
Sources: All performance data shown above is taken from Credit Suisse Tremont Index LLC, www.hedgeindex.com, www.msci.com, www.hfr.com. MSCI and HFR Index data was obtained from publicly available sources. Credit Suisse Tremont LLC does not guarantee the accuracy of such data

* Returns for INVX and the Sector Invest Indices are presented net of fees, while the Broad Index is presented on a gross basis.

Information
Oliver Schupp, Credit Suisse, telephone 212 538 8179, oliver.schupp@credit-suisse.com
Meg Bode, Bode Associates, telephone 516 869 6610, meg@bodeassociates.com
Suzanne Fleming, Credit Suisse, telephone 212 325 7396, suzanne.fleming@credit-suisse.com

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