From Hedge Fund Insight staff The latest flow data from Eurekahedge for the hedge fund industry show net outflows from Europe-focused hedge funds. Only two investment strategies could possibly accommodate the scale of monthly redemptions from European funds – fixed income and multi-strategy (Table 1/Figure 2). So it is highly likely that the biggest outflows […] Read more »
Activist Funds Approach $100bn
From Eurekahedge* Hedge funds deploying shareholder activism as a key cornerstone of their investment strategy have attracted much attention as of late. This overview takes a quick review of their performance and asset growth over the last couple of years. Graphic 1 and Table 1 show the performance of activist hedge funds relative to […] Read more »
Specialized Equity Hedge Funds Preferred By FERI
By Tao Wan, Senior Analyst at FERI AG Although the global equity indices have been marching higher with low volatility until lately, it has been tough for many Equity Long/Short managers starting late March as the rotation of growth to value began. As a whole the Equity L/S managers have not been able to […] Read more »
’40 Act Hedge Funds On The Rise
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Liquid alternatives have seen strong industry growth, outpacing traditional hedge funds, according to “Going Mainstream: Developments and Opportunities for Hedge Fund Managers in the ’40 Act Space,” an April 2014 study by Barclays Prime Services. The study found that in 2013, liquid alts assets grew by 43%, while hedge […] Read more »
Trends in Hedge Fund Flows
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Minor outflows in January have been followed by net subscriptions of $11bn in February, according to data from Eurekahedge. This brings total assets managed by the hedge fund industry to a new record high of just over $2 trillion. Long/short equities hedge funds recorded their 15th consecutive month of […] Read more »
European Equity Hedge Funds with a Fundamental Bias in Demand
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight European equity hedge fund managers have done a very good job this year in both producing absolute returns, and, as importantly, holding on to them in down phases of the market. With the STOXX 600 up 11.86% in 2013, European long/short hedge fund managers are up 8.89% […] Read more »
Equity Hedge Dominates Quarterly Flows To Claim Largest Strategy Slot
From Hedge Fund Research Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry surged to a fifth consecutive quarterly record in 3Q13, driven by the highest inflows in over 2 years and eclipsing another milestone of industry expansion. Hedge fund capital rose to $2.51 trillion in 3Q13, an increase of $94 billion over the prior […] Read more »
Asian Hedge Fund Flows Follow The Six Month Pattern
By Hedge Fund Insight staff In line with the thrust of the previous article on Hedge Fund Insight, August flows to Asian and European hedge funds were positive when flows to North and South American funds were slightly negative, according to Eurekahedge data. As far as the Asian flows were concerned this was the sixth […] Read more »
The Hedge Fund Year So Far In Two Graphics
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight, As for any period since the end of 2009, so far this year the hedge fund industry mostly has been about what has happen in North America. That is where the managers who are attracting most assets are based, and that is where the flows coming into […] Read more »
Hedge funds attract US$50 billion in five months
From the Eurekahedge June Index Flash Report Hedge funds witnessed the seventh consecutive month of positive returns in May amid mixed returns in global markets. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.20% during the month, while the MSCI World Index was down 0.45% in May. Key highlights for May 2013: Hedge funds witnessed the […] Read more »