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EVestment - investors return to hedge funds in August

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

After a tough run with performance and investor redemptions in the past few years, investors have come back to hedge funds in a big way, adding $13.4 billion to global hedge funds in August. Those new investments coupled with performance increases bring hedge fund industry assets under management (AUM) to a record $3.209 trillion, according to the just-released eVestment August 2017 Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report.

One area investors seem to be showing caution is in emerging markets focused hedge funds. After a string of exceptional performance and a two-month inflow rally in June and July, August saw investors pump the breaks, pulling $1.69 billion fr......................

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