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Hedge funds hit near record AUM with July inflows

Friday, August 25, 2017

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

Investors allocated $7.91 billion to hedge funds in July, according to the July 2017 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report, released today. That inflow brought year-to-date (YTD) flows to +$30.5 billion, bringing total AUM for the industry to $3.163 trillion. This is close to the record AUM of $3.168 trillion the industry say in May of 2015, according to eVestment.

For the fourth consecutive month, a greater proportion of funds have had net inflows than outflows, indicating a promising turnaround for an industry that had serious challenges in 2016.

On a strategy basis, allocations to macro funds ......................

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