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Matthias Knab, Opalesque: As of March 2018 Europe-based hedge fund managers hold EUR587bn in assets under management. The hedge fund
industry in Europe has seen robust growth in recent years, with assets increasing by almost 10% in 2017 alone. This
may be partly driven by strong inflows: 52% of Europe-based managers saw net inflows in 2017, the highest of any
region, and saw net inflows of EUR27bn for the year as a whole. In addition, Europe-based hedge funds posted returns of
9.05% in 2017, higher than both the FTSE 100 and the EURO STOXX 50 indices, and the industry has outperformed
those indices over both 3- and 5-year annualized horizons. This strong long-term performance may have driven
increased investor appetite - at the start of 2018 Preqin tracked 1,101 Europe-based investors allocating EUR404bn to
hedge funds, up from 595 that invested EUR175bn a decade prior.
Key Europe Hedge Fund Industry Facts:
- Europe-based assets under management have reached EUR587bn as of the end of Q1 2018, accounting for 41%
of the total EUR1.48tn held by the alternative assets industry in the region.
- The region saw three consecutive quarters of inflows from Q2-Q4 2017, and recorded EUR27bn in net inflows for
the year overall.
- Fifty-two percent of Europe-based fund managers saw net inflows in 2017, higher than any other region.
- The number of Europe-based hedge fund investors has almost doubled from 595 in 2008 to 1,101 in 2018.
Total capital inve......................
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