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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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