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Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds to remain second-largest alternative asset class next five years: hedge fund news, week 46

Monday, November 16, 2020

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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