Friday, April 25, 2014

Global Hedge Fund Assets Reach Record $2.1 Trillion in Q1

Global hedge fund assets under management hit a record high of $2.1 trillion in the first quarter, according to Eurekahedge, an alternative assets research firm.

Hedge funds gained 0.9% in the first quarter, with fund managers delivering performance-based gains of $21 billion and recording net asset inflows of $38 billion over this period.

Eurekahedge’s North America hedge fund index was up 2.3% in the first quarter, outperforming the S&P 500 index gain of 1.3% over this period.

Total assets in North American hedge funds reached a new high of $1.4 trillion, with assets growing by $33 billion in the first quarter on the strength of performance-based gains and capital allocations in February.

North American long-short equities funds had inflows of $39 billion, finishing the quarter at $705 billion, near their peak of $756 billion reached in December 2007.

Eurekahedge reported that European hedge fund assets ended the quarter at $476 billion, surpassing their October 2007 historical high of $473 billion.

The firm said investors continued to desert CTA/managed futures hedge funds, which posted their 10th consecutive month of net asset outflows in March. These funds saw redemptions worth $5.3 billion in the first quarter.

Eurekahedge reported these other first-quarter results:

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