Market Microstructure Report

LATEST REPORT: Q2 2024

HFR Market Microstructure Hedge Fund Industry Reports provide an extensive and sophisticated cross-sectional analysis of the hedge fund industry, examining some of the most relevant and interesting structural and performance dynamics.

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Analysis of Trends in the Industry’s Newest Hedge Funds

Insights into the dynamics currently reshaping the landscape of the industry. The report includes an analysis of performance by fund management fee and estimation of hedge fund industry launches and liquidations.

HEDGE FUND LAUNCHES SURGE TO BEGIN 2024 AS INDUSTRY ASSETS RISE TO RECORD

Liquidations steady over prior quarter;
Fees for new hedge fund launches fall

CHICAGO, (June 28, 2024) – New hedge fund launches surged while liquidations remained steady to begin 2024 as industry assets hit a record level of $4.3 trillion while fund managers positioned for growing geopolitical risk, representing potential for significant policy shifts, financial market volatility and destabilizing dislocations. The estimated number of new hedge fund launches in 1Q24 surged to 146, an increase of 70 percent from the prior quarter and the highest level since 1Q22, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, released today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry. The strong start to 2024 follows a steady growth year in 2023 when an estimated 438 new funds launched.

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