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Opalesque Roundup: Smaller hedge funds only segment with net inflows as industry assets peak : hedge fund news, week 17

Monday, April 24, 2017

In the week ending 17 April, 2017, hedge fund assets reached $3.07tln in the first quarter of 2017 as the industry sustained its expansion to a third consecutive quarterly record.

When analyzing the net outflows of the first quarter by firm size it was found that outflows were concentrated in the industry's largest firms: Companies with AUM greater than $5 billion experienced outflows of $5.9 billion. Firms managing between $1-5 billion saw net outflows of $500 million, while firms managing less than $1 billion received net inflows of $900 million.

Rayney Gobran released the list of the biggest hedge funds by assets under management; Man Group reported a 10% rise in assets in Q1 to $88.7bn from inflows, performance and acquisition; data from eVestment showed that reported a 10% rise in assets investors allocated $15.7bn in new money to hedge funds in March; and Blenheim Capital Management has opened to outside investors for......................

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