Friday, September 9, 2011

Investors Staying with Hedge Funds Despite Down Year

According to the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite, hedge funds are down 1.22% year to date.  Equity hedge funds are doing worse, down 3.42% year to date.  Despite the less than stellar performance, assets under management (AUM) for the hedge fund industry are over $2 trillion - their high water mark.  Asian hedge funds have been leading the growth over the last decade; going from $14 billion in AUM in 2000 to $134 billion in AUM in June of 2011.  Chris Greer, global head of capital introductions at Citi, says that Asia is a hot market now but investor interest is cyclical.

The source for this article can be accessed here.

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