Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.

Charted: Hedge funds still can’t match the S&P 500 2021 wasn’t the year for hedge funds to finally outperform passive investing. The big picture: Some hedge funds are sure to beat the index in any given year. But average hedge fund returns continued to lag — in a big way, according to data provided by eVestment.