New HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report – Year End 2024
• Global industry assets rise to fifth consecutive quarterly record
• Directional strategies lead performance gains
• Assets increase as investors position for new policies, lighter regulation and stronger M&A cycle
From Press Release: Total global hedge fund capital surged to a record level to begin 2025 as the Trump Administration begins, capping a strong performance year while navigating inflation, and interest rate and generational geopolitical uncertainty in 2024. Industry capital spiked to a fifth consecutive quarterly record as hedge fund managers and institutional investors positioned for sweeping policy changes across a wide range of issues, including immigration, trade, taxes, regulation, M&A, cryptocurrency, energy, environmental, national security and manufacturing. Total global hedge fund capital ended the year at an estimated $4.51 trillion, an increase of $53.5 billion over the prior quarter and $401.4 billion for the full year, as reported in the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.
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HFR SPECIAL REPORT: PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS AND HEDGE FUNDS
HFR is pleased to present a special research report featuring in-depth quantitative analysis on the performance of hedge funds through the lens of which US political party administration held the office of the president during the time. This unique and insightful special report includes a complete historical comparison of presidential terms since 1990 across many financial, economic and political cycles. The report varies assumptions and conditions to provide valuable, actionable insight of hedge fund performance through varying and prevailing political cycles.
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