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In the week ending November 13th 2020, Preqin said that it expects hedge funds to hold onto their position as the second-largest alternative asset class in 2025, despite relatively weak growth in assets under management (AUM) due to continued outflows. AUM growth will be the lowest of all asset classes at a CAGR of 3.6% per year. Preqin forecasts AUM to reach $4.28tn in 2025, up 19.6% from $3.58tn at the end of 2020.

Meanwhile, many research reports pointed out that the hedge fund industry posted loss in October. eVestment said that hedge funds continued to face a difficult market environment in October as for a second consecutive month the majority of funds saw performance declines - according to the report, the average return in the hedge fund industry came in at -0.21% in October; The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.16% in October 2020, but outperforming the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local), which lost 2.29% over the same period, while the Barclay Hedge Fund Index also ......................

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