Opalesque Industry Update - The “$1bn Club” of the largest hedge fund managers represents just under 11% of the 4,621 active
managers worldwide. New York is the undoubted home of this “$1bn Club”, with 174 of these firms
headquartered there representing a total of $938bn in AUM. The May 2014 edition of Preqin’s Hedge Fund
Spotlight also shows the importance of investors allocating at least $1bn to hedge funds. There are currently
203 institutional investors in this “$1bn Club”, an increase of 46 from a similar study in May 2013, and these
firms represent approximately $650bn in terms of combined capital allocated to hedge funds. “$1bn Club” Hedge Fund Managers:
London is home to the second highest number of $1bn plus managers (80), although Connecticut is
second in terms of capital managed by these firms with a combined total AUM of $400bn, largely as
a result of the $157bn managed by Bridgewater Associates. “$1bn Club” Hedge Fund Investors:
Public pension funds represent the largest proportion of capital invested by $1bn plus hedge fund
investors (25%), followed by sovereign wealth funds (16%, up from 7% a year ago) and private
sector pension funds (15%). For more information and analysis, please see www.preqin.com/docs/newsletters/hf/Preqin_Hedge_Fund_Spotlight_May_2014.pdf Comment: “The $1bn Club is one which many emerging hedge fund managers strive to be a member of, although there are a number of requirements for firms to grow to this level. The largest managers have typically shown consistent performance through many market cycles and demonstrated that they can outperform competitors. They have also settled on two approaches – specialization in a core strategy or diversification across several different strategies. Both of these approaches have their own advantages, but the largest fund manager, Bridgewater Associates, has achieved success through its two flagship macro funds. The increase in hedge fund assets is being driven by allocations from the largest investors in hedge funds, those which currently allocate more than $1bn to the asset class. With these investors allocating approximately $650bn to hedge funds, an 18% increase from this time last year, it will be important for hedge fund managers to attract inflows from these prominent institutional investors. With some of the largest hedge funds becoming closed to new investment, these investors may be looking to find new investment opportunities. This could present an opportunity for those mid-to-large hedge fund managers to secure investment from this important section of the institutional investor universe.” Amy Bensted, Head of Hedge Funds Products Bg |
Industry Updates
500 largest hedge fund managers control 90% of industry assets
Thursday, May 29, 2014
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