Event Driven Credit Suisse Event Driven Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Index

The Credit Suisse Event Driven Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Index is a subset of the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index that measures the aggregate performance of multi-strategy event driven funds. Multi-strategy event driven managers typically invest in a combination of event driven equities and credit. Within the equity space, sub-strategies may include risk arbitrage, holding company arbitrage, equity special situations, and value equities with a hard or soft catalyst. Within the credit-oriented portion, sub-strategies may include long/short high yield credit (sub-investment grade corporate bonds), leveraged loans (bank debt, mezzanine, or self-originated loans), capital structure arbitrage (debt vs. debt or debt vs. equity), and distressed debt (workout situations or bankruptcies) including post-reorganization equity. Multi-strategy event driven managers typically have the flexibility to pursue event investing across different asset classes and take advantage of shifts in economic cycles.