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ETF/ETP assets may surpass hedge funds assets in Q2 2015

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI said that it expected assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry to surpass assets in the global hedge fund industry during this quarter.

In its report entitled, ETF/ETP industry forecast to surpass hedge funds in Q2, ETFGI said that many people will find it surprising that the global ETF/ETP industry, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 9th, has been growing at a faster rate than the global hedge fund industry, which has existed for 66 years.

The report said, "According to our analysis published on April 24th, assets in the global ETF/ETP industry reached a new record of $2.926tln at the end of Q1 2015, while assets in the global hedge fund industry, according to a new report published by Hedge Fund Research (HFR), reached a record $2.939tln. Assets in the ETF/ETP industry have been gaining on those invested in the hedge fund industry with the difference narrowing from $230bn at the end of 2013 to just $13bn at the end of Q1 2015."

The report also noted the Q1 2015 the performance of the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, which was pegged at 2.3%, is only 1.3% higher than the 1% return of the S&P 500 Index. Many investors have been disappointed with the performance of hedge funds over the past few years as the HFRI Fund Weight......................

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